TIRANA, Jan. 25 – Albanian, Macedonian and Kosovo Ministers of Diaspora — Pandeli Majko, Edmond Ademi and Dardan Gashi — met in Ohrid this week to discuss promoting trilateral cooperation in the context of the countries’ Euro-Atlantic integration.
A press release issued by the Ministry of Diaspora said the ministers positively assessed cooperation and valued diaspora’s role as useful in deepening relations among the three countries.
According to the statement, the Ohrid meeting marked the beginning of dealing with Euro-Atlantic issues and development through common action and served as reassessment of deepening cooperation methods.
In addition, the ministers hailed Macedonia’s recent decision to approve Albanian as its second official language, saying the act gives further credibility to the countries’ intention to cooperate.
The ministers will in the future pay common visits to the United States, Germany and other countries where the diaspora is located.
Albania held its first Diaspora Summit in 2016, when almost a thousand Albanians who have made a name of themselves abroad flew in from overseas for a weekend of activities, meetings and round-table discussions aimed to include the diaspora in future policies.
