Acting President Ilie Bolojan congratulated Edi Rama on Thursday for winning the elections in Albania, noting that he is delighted to see him again on Friday at the European Political Community (EPC) meeting, hosted by Tirana.
"Congratulations, Edi Rama on your re-election! I look forward to meeting you tomorrow, at the European Political Community summit," interim President Ilie Bolojan said on the X platform.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's Socialist Party won over 52% of the votes in last Sunday's parliamentary elections, according to official results published by the Central Electoral Commission. As a result, Edi Rama will hold a fourth term as prime minister, an unprecedented result for the country's leadership.
The sixth meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) to be held in Tirana has the theme "New Europe in a New World: Unity - Cooperation - Common Action". The European Union will be represented by the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, who will co-chair the meeting with the Prime Minister of Albania.
Leaders from across the European continent will first meet in a plenary session dedicated to security and a shared vision for the future of Europe.
This will be followed by three high-level round tables on the security and democratic resilience of Europe, including Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, competitiveness and economic security, mobility challenges and youth empowerment.
47 heads of state and government from the EU-27 member states, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, the Republic of Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom were invited to participate in this meeting.
According to the agenda of the interim president of Romania, he will participate in the opening ceremony of the summit, then in the meeting of the leaders of the Coordination Group for Moldova. Later, at the end of the day, he will visit the European Union Military Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina - EUFOR ALTHEA in Sarajevo.
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