Ruli hails Kuwait’s agricultural aid

TIRANA, Dec 14 – Albania’s Minister of Agriculture Genc Ruli has praised the contribution of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) in the country’s infrastructural projects, especially in irrigation, sanitation and other sectors, noting the aid contributed to upgrading utilities in the country, KUNA news agency reports.
During a meeting with Kuwaiti Ambassador to Albania Najib Abdulrahman Al-Bader, Ruli expressed his readiness on boosting areas of cooperation between Albania and Kuwait to include agriculture, by utilizing potentials of both countries in this field, particularly as regards livestock and plants.
Furthermore, Ruli underlined the importance of initiating steps aimed at achieving aspirations of both countries in this field, starting with exchange of visits and expertise that will contribute to drawing up plans for agricultural cooperation. He also expressed confidence in existence of opportunities that should be utilized to serve interests of peoples of the two states.
On his part, Ambassador Al-Bader also stressed Kuwait’s readiness to devote efforts to serve common interests for promotion of mutual cooperation.
The agricultural sector in Albania accounts for 18 percent of the GDP. Around half of the Albania’s 3.2 million population lives in rural areas.