“Recent history, in the transition phase that characterized the Balkans, has seen the people of neighboring countries, in particular the Albanian one, look to Italy for the hope of building a future and a prospect of life in a united Europe with no more divisions Today, a very strong economic and cultural exchange is developing between our two countries, bringing the two peoples even closer together.” The President of the Republic said it, Sergio Mattarellain Piana degli Albanesi, in the province of Palermo, for the joint visit together with the President of the Republic of Albania Bajram Begaj to the Arbereshe community. Not far away, the League demonstration is taking place in support of Matteo Salvini defendant in the Open Arms trial.
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“The cornerstones of this friendship – the Head of State recalled – are the values of freedom, independence and democracy testified by the common belonging to the Atlantic Alliance and, in perspective, to the European Union, to which today’s Albania looks with the legitimate aspiration to soon become an integral part of it”.
Italy is, and will continue to be with determination – underlined Mattarella – a staunch supporter of this goal, to be achieved quickly for the entire Western Balkans region”.
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