Both Kosovo Albanians and Kosovo Serbs are reportedly concerned about Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's planned visit to the upcoming economy and security summit in Belgrade.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has confirmed he will support the establishment of a Serbian-Albanian Chamber of Commerce.
This organization is meant to ensure a more efficient communication and cooperation between businesspeople.
The Chamber will contribute to improving trade, investment and economic ties between the two countries, according to a statement issued by the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS), carried by Beta.
Unidentified individuals have burned down during the last night the flags of Albania and Kosovo, at the Montenegrin capital city, Podgorica. The case happened at “Capital Plaza” where the offices of the Embassy of Kosovo are situated.
Kosovo Police arrested Vetevendosje member and Albanian citizen, Arber Zaimi today. According to a Vetevendosje movement post on Facebook, he was arrested only for being from Albania. “As it appears, the government of Kosovo is determined to expel every citizen of the Republic of Albania from Kosovo, and is equally as determined to facilitate Serbia’s legal and illegal interventions.
Albania has voted in favour of raising the Palestinian flag outside the UN Headquarters in New York even though the US opposed the motion to allow nonmember observer states to raise their flags. Albania’s vote is believed to have been driven by Kosovo’s application for UNESCO membership as Tirana doesn’t want to cause sentiments against Kosovo with the Islamic countries ate a time when efforts to win as many votes as possible are well underway. Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama has informed President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga of the move.
Kosovo’s President, Atifete Jahjaga, met today in Tirana with Albania’s President, Bujar Nishani. “Thanks to Albania’s support, Kosovo is involved in regional summits and international initiatives. Albania has supported Kosovo's integration processes and accession to international institutions,” Jahajga said after the meeting. Jahjaga also stressed that with the agreements reached in the Pristina – Belgrade dialogue, Serba is moving towards recognition of Kosovo’s independence.
A meeting on the construction of Nis-Pristina-Durres highway was held Thursday ahead of the Western Balkans Summit in Vienna.
The meeting was attended by Serbian and Albanian Prime Ministers, Aleksandar Vucic and Edi Rama respectively, Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, President of the European Investment Bank Werner Hoyer and President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Suma Chakrabarti.
Improving Serbia-Albania relations is a key to a stable Western Balkans, said the participants of the panel discussion “Future(s) of Security Normalization among Belgrade-Pristina-Tirana” held on Thursday.
Significant progress has been made in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and in the Belgrade-Tirana relations over the past three years, the participants concluded.
Research has shown that citizens in all three societies support the dialogue, said Sonja Stojanovic Gajic, Director of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy.
The front page editorial of this daily writes that the visit of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Tirana, after her reception of the high level delegation from Kosovo, might have rightfully enthused many people, being that these events proved increased attention of the most powerful EU state towards Balkans in general and Albanians in particular. “German attentiveness to concretize the Berlin process is a momentum that has to be used wisely by the politicians currently leading with Albania and Kosovo.
Construction of the highway Nis-Pristina-Durres is important for Serbia because it will connect Corridor 10 with the Albanian ports of Durres and Vlora which should be counted on in the future, stated State Secretary in the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure.