Albania-Kosovo joint gov’t meetings: ‘Too much media show, little substance’

TIRANA, May 30 – As trade exchanges between neighboring Albania and Kosovo slowly progress and a new highway toll Albania has introduced is perceived as an extra barrier, Kosovo business representatives say the four joint government meetings that the two governments have held in the past four years have produced more media show than real substance. Safet Gerxhaliu, the head of Kosovo’s Chamber of Commerce, says that behind political rhetoric of excellent cooperation, the latest November 2017 joint meeting of the two governments in Korà§a, southeastern Albania, produced tension and led to some Kosovo members abandoning the meeting because of…