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Albania and Kosovo attend the first intergovernal meeting
For the first time since the League of Prizren, the governments of Albania and Kosovo organized on 11th of January 2014, a meeting which signs an important step forward for the collaboration between Tirana and Prishtina. Mr. Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania opened hic speech bringing in mind the model of Benelux as a successful, positive and an inspiring initiative which should lead and enhance further economic collaboration between Albania and Kosovo as well as their role in Balkans as factors of peace and stability. Mr. Hashim Thaci explained that the meeting which is oriented toward the Albanian and Kosovo integration in the European Union since both countries have the same objectives is based on the French – German model of cooperation. Both heads of governments argued that this initiative aim economic, diplomatic and cultural cooperation which mean that none of the governments is looking for any change of borders in the Balkans. This meeting constitutes an important contribution to further development of AGREEI that promotes regional integration based on European models such as Benelux itself for free movement of goods, services, capital and people. AGREEI is an ambitious project which aims a broad cooperation among Balkan countries without changing borders. Closer cooperation among Balkan countries creates the possibility for stronger economic development. The meeting of the two governments creates an important symbolic event which will be followed by other concrete projects to be decided during the next meeting in June 2014. |