ALBANIA, LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

Berisha: Greece can not, to block the integration of Albania in the European Union

"There is no problem for the Greeks of Albania about properties, is contrary, we are creating with standards laws of ownership"

Prime Minister of Albania, asking by the "Top Channel TV", during a visit in Brussels, about Papandreou's statements, for a block of Albania on the pway to integration in the European Union, he stated that: "Greece is not likely to block the integration of Albania in the European Union, as we are in a good way, based on the Thessaloniki Summit Criteria, in 2004.

Furthermore, he continued that "In Himara, there has a Bilingual community and we all know this but there are no problems or robbery f properties, because our legislation is approaching under european standards for property.

Then the journalist asked Mr. Berisha that "Greece has blocked Macedonia and the same can also create problems with Albania, he said: "I do not believe the raise up to this point".

A few days ago Papandreou met with Greek represents in Albania. The issues discussed included those relating to property rights, teachers for ethnic Greek schools, cultural rights of the ethnic Greek minority, the ability to carry out infrastructure projects in the regions with sizeable ethnic Greek populations as well as Athens' systematic support for Albania's European perspective.

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