Albania

Ilir Meta: There are many gaps in Albanian-Serbian relations

There are many gaps in Serbian-Albanian relations, when taken into consideration other neighboring countries. Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ilir Meta said following the strong objection made by the Self-Determination movement in Kosovo regarding the Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha’s announcement of financial assistance for Kosovo …

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Berisha invites Tadic to visit Tirana

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha extended an invitation to Serbian President Boris Tadic to visit Tirana. Berisha met with a delegation of Kosovo Serbs, who embarked on a historic trip to Albania, and told them that he invited Serbian president to visit Albania, local media reported.

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Albania Gifts 400,000 Euros to Serb Enclave

After a meeting with representatives of the Serb minority in Kosovo, Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced on Thursday the gifting of a 400,000 euro grant to the community of Gracanica. Berisha held a joint meeting with Slobodan Petrovic, head of the Serbian Liberal Party in Kosovo, where he expressed …

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Kosovo’s Serbs on historic trip to Albania

A delegation of Serbian representatives of Kosovo institutions has embarked on a historic trip to Albania upon an invitation of the government in Tirana. Kosovo Serb delegation, led by Slobodan Petrovic, Member of Kosovo Assembly Presidency, met with Albanian Foreign Minister Ilir Meta on Tuesday.

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Deadline for answers to ICJ questions

The deadline for providing the answers to the three questions posed by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) judges expires on Tuesday. The judges posed the questions to the countries taking part in the nine-day hearing before that court on the legality under international law of the Kosovo Albanian unilateral …

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Minister for Kosovo meets with local Serbs

Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović was on Wednesday touring several villages in the province’s Kosovsko Pomoravlje district. As he met with the local Serbs, he said that those of them who participated in the recently held Kosovo Albanian government-organized local elections, which Belgrade rejected, “did not lose faith in Belgrade …

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EU hands the membership questionnaire to Albania

Albania on Wednesday took another formal step on the road to European Union membership by receiving a questionnaire on its readiness to join the bloc. Lohan handed the document to Prime Minister Sali Berisha. “Replying to the questionnaire is a demanding task which requires strong commitment from the entire public …

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Montenegrin President Filip Vujanović: “Montenegro will respect ICJ decision”

Montenegrin President Filip Vujanović stated that his country would respect the decision made by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The Hague-based UN court is expected to next year give its opinion on the legality of the Kosovo Albanian unilateral declaration of independence. Montenegro is one of the countries that …

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