NATO Secretary General with the President of Albania 🇦🇱 Bajram Begaj, 07 MAR 2023

Joint press point with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the President of Albania, Bajram Begaj, 7 March 2023.
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised Albania for its contributions to NATO in a meeting with President Bajram Begaj at NATO Headquarters.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
President Begaj,
Dear Bajram,
Welcome back to NATO Headquarters.
It’s great to see you here again.
And it is great to have a President of Albania that knows NATO so well as you do.
Because you have been the Chief of Defence of a country and therefore, we all know that you know this Alliance in many, many different ways.
And that is a strength for all of us and for the whole organisation.
Albania is a valued Ally with a long history of stepping up to support NATO Allies and partners.
You contribute to NATO’s multinational forces in Latvia and in Bulgaria, helping to deter any aggression.
And your forces serve in NATO’s peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, and our capacity-building mission in Iraq.
Last month your country responded rapidly to the devastating earthquake in Türkiye,
Sending search and rescue and medical personnel.
Albania also plays a key role in promoting stability and cooperation across the Western Balkans -
A region of strategic importance to NATO.
I also welcome your active role in promoting NATO’s Open Door policy.
And I commend Albania for ratifying the Accession Protocols for Finland and Sweden so quickly.
This demonstrates that NATO’s door remains open.
And that we stand for the right of every nation to choose its own path.
All of these contributions show Albania’s strong commitment to our Alliance.
And NATO is committed to Albania.
Allies stood with you following the cyber-attacks last year.
And NATO experts provided urgent support.
We are also investing in the airbase, which will enhance the security of your airspace.
Mr President, we just discussed Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine.
President Putin is launching new offensives and waves of deadly missile attacks.
Our response must be to continue providing Ukraine with what they need to prevail.
Allies are stepping up with unprecedented support.
And I welcome Albania’s pledge of aid.
We must continue our support for as long as it takes.
Today we also discussed NATO’s commitment to the Western Balkans.
We agree on the importance of NATO’s presence in the region.
Including our KFOR peacekeeping mission in Kosovo,
And our offices in Sarajevo and Belgrade.
We are also stepping up our tailored support for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
To strengthen their defence capabilities and resilience.
I welcome the progress that has been made in the EU-facilitated dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina,
And I hope for further constructive engagements over the next weeks.
NATO remains strongly committed to the stability and security of the Western Balkans.
And I know we can count on Albania’s continued support.
Mr. President,
Thank you again for Albania’s many contributions to our shared security, to our Alliance,
And I look forward to continuing working with you.
So please, welcome.
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