"The revival of public confidence in justice, thanks to some meaningful anti-corruption strikes at the highest levels, is a first meaningful achievement on the new path of democratic state-making, where the establishment of the equal rule of law constitutes the basic condition of the epoch-making separation with it the past hundred and fifty years of inequality before the law in this country".
Prime Minister Edi Rama reacted with a wave of praise for the announced visit of the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken to Tirana on February 14.
Blinken's visit hides a lot of mystery about the real reasons, and the meeting with the head of SPAK, Altin Duman, is seen with more interest than with Rama. Chances are Blinken will come packing the next names to be brought to justice.
" The arrival of a Secretary of State in these turbulent times for the world, as well as the choice to visit our region, stopping right in our capital, have a special value for Albania. As we prepare to welcome our friend esteemed, I want to reiterate Albania's full commitment to the strategic partnership with the United States.
Secretary Blinken in Tirana will find an allied country committed to peace, democratic stability and comprehensive cooperation in our region. Albania has extended the hand of friendship to everyone in the region and supports without any reservations the efforts of the European Union and the United States for the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia, as an indisputable strategic key for the security, development and well-being of the community of peoples. ours in the heart of Europe, where the past full of tragedies, conflicts and backwardness, must once and for all give way to the future full of opportunities, partnerships and development.
He will find a dedicated NATO country, a member of the Euro-Atlantic Alliance willing to continue comprehensive investments to increase defense capabilities, in close cooperation with the United States. Albania is continuously ready to engage new troops and resources, in the framework of the collective commitment of all member countries to strengthen NATO, in defense of the inalienable values that embody the very reason for the existence of our democratic community. Our country is at the side of the United States in the fight against terrorism and in opposing any semblance of totalitarianism, and the Secretary of State will find Albania unreservedly determined to support the fight of friendly Ukraine for its freedom and survival.
Secretary Blinken will find an Albania grateful for the irreplaceable friendship and unreserved support of the United States in the path of our radical transformation, and especially at this time an Albania grateful for the precious partnership of the United States in the historic reformation of the system of justice, where the government that I have the privilege to lead remains decisively the guarantor of the independence of the new justice, in the great effort to undo the old culture of impunity.
The revival of public confidence in justice, thanks to some meaningful anti-corruption strikes at the highest levels, is a first meaningful achievement on the new path of democratic state-making, where the establishment of equal rule of law constitutes the basic condition of the epochal break with the past. a hundred and a half years of inequality before the law in this country. In order to continue successfully on this very challenging path, the continuous assistance of the United States in increasing and strengthening our capacities is, without a doubt, one of the indispensable conditions of this decisive phase for the irreversible consolidation of the rule of law and for the regaining and so much time lost in the recent past, for Albania's membership in the European Union.
The Secretary of State will find an Albania at work, with continuous economic growth and a tangible transformative will in the public and private sectors, but also with full awareness of the still numerous gaps and shortcomings, which must be addressed through deepening of reforms that guarantee good governance at every level, empower local communities, promote gender equality, stimulate interest groups, accelerate modernization, ensure sustainable development.
Therefore, Secretary Blinken will find in Albania our invitation that he and the American side as a whole, encourage the companies of the friendly country to invest in the strategic sectors of the Albanian economy, and also encourage their fellow citizens to visit Albania tourism, which has already deservedly joined the main league of Mediterranean tourism.
Welcome Mr. Secretary! The home of the Albanian is God's and friend's. Your friendship honors us! ", writes Rama.
Yesterday, the US Department of State confirmed the first visit of US Secretary Antony Blinken to Tirana. It is learned that Blinken will visit Europe from February 14 to 17 and is expected to stop in Tirana and Munich.
In a response to the media, DASH announced that in Tirana, the US Secretary of State is expected to reaffirm the strong ties of the US-Albania partnership, but did not provide other details of his visit to our country.
While in Germany, he will participate in the Munich Security Conference, where he will discuss Ukraine, the Middle East and transatlantic security, DASH announced.
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