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Albanian
President Hopes Italy to Increase Presence in Balkan Region
TIRANA,
Apr 5, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Albanian President Rexhep Meidani
proposed here Friday that Italy should increase its presence in
Balkan region, ATA news agency reported.
"In the framework of the regional cooperation" and with
the aim to create economic and political space in Balkan region,
I invite Italy to be more present in the region," said Meidani.
During his meeting with Italian Senate Chairman Marcello Pera, Meidani
said the cooperation between the two countries was "very good"
and said that Albania would be a "main gate" in the region
for Italy.
He expressed thanks for Italian government's assistance to Albania
in all fields and demanded Italy to support Albania in the process
of integration into European Union (EU) and NATO.
Copyright 2002 XINHUA NEWS AGENCY
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