Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo strive
Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia are working with each other on transportation infrastructure programs to meliorate travel as well as develop local economies. Infrastructure and transportation officials assembled last month in Ohrid and they agreed to start implementing highway programs starting in the 1st quarter of 2014 to connect these three nations. They also agreed to end the construction of railway along the east-west European transportation region No. 8 and liberalize freight transportation.
According to reports, Edmond Haxhinasto, the Transportation and Infrastructure Minister of Albania, told that they are starting to intensify the co-operation process targeted to implement all programs. The procedure is open to all regional nations as they are involved in European integration. Edmond stated that the meetings have a specific platform and they are integrated to solve all present problems as well as to look to the future.
Albania declared capital road infrastructure programs to make highways to importantly ease transportation with Kosovo and Macedonia. On the other hand, the officials of Macedonia stated that the country would start to build 2 highways in their western part adjacent Kosovo and Albania, while at the same time working on finishing the highway to Greece.
Macedonia transportation and communications minister Mile Janakieski stated that he already declared the signing of the deal to build the Kicevo Ohrid highway and its world would start in the 1st trimester of this year. The Macedonian government is also making some efforts to get a favorable financial package for Gostivar Kicevo highway.
Albania and Serbia set to start open cooperation
Albania and Serbia are set to cooperate in all sectors for the sake of stableness in that region and also better usage of the 2 nation’s potentials, said Zeljko Sertic, the Serbian Chamber of Commerce President as well as Albanian government representatives.
The partners of Albania underscored the temperament of the government to realize joint plans, mainly in trade and infrastructure, and to work on the remotion of all obstructions to cooperation.
The officials, in the meeting, said that there is a lot of room for gain of the 2 nations’ exchange of goods that now totals just around US$ 100 million annually. They also confirmed the will to arrange a business reform in spring next year in Belgrade. In that, Albanian and Serbian businessmen would also arrange direct talks regarding probable jobs and joint plans.
Zeljko Sertic spoke to Niko Peleshi, the Deputy Prime Minister of Albania, in the Albanian capital on the two nations’ improvements on economic cooperation. During his Albania visit, Zeljko also conferred with Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Edmond Haxhinasto, Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Entrepreneurship Arben Ahmetaj and Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Albania President Ilir Zhilla.
The PKS president’s visit to Albania was realized within the activities targeted at the promotion of the business capital of Serbia, said the release. The European Union and Albania arranged a high level talk on Tuesday, around a month before it gets decided whether Albania would get a EU candidate status or not.
