Türkiye, Albania contributing to peace in Balkans as NATO allies, says Erdogan

The president says Türkiye has elevated its trade volume with Albania to $1 billion, and now they seek to double this to $2 billion

As two members of the NATO alliance, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Thursday, Türkiye and Albania play vital roles in maintaining peace and stability in the Balkans region. 

“Türkiye and Albania are two NATO allies contributing to the preservation of peace and stability in the Balkans,” Erdogan told a joint news conference in the capital, Ankara, with Edi Rama, Albania’s prime minister, who is paying a one-day official visit.

Erdogan said Albania was on “the right side of the history” in a U.N. General Assembly vote last December in favor of an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, stressing the crucial importance of its solidarity with the “oppressed Palestinian people” at this time, over four months into Israeli onslaught in Gaza, which has taken nearly 30,000 lives.

Erdogan added that Türkiye has elevated its trade volume with Albania to $1 billion, and now they seek to double this to $2 billion.

According to the Foreign Ministry, Turkish relations with the Balkan country of Albania derive strength from shared history and strong social and cultural bonds.

Source: AA

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