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Protest note to Ambassador of Albania in Belgrade

Belgrade, 7 October 2020

Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed over to Ambassador of Albania to Serbia Ilir Bocka a note expressing the strongest protest regarding the statements given during the joint session of the governments of Albania and so-called Kosovo.

The statement states that the mentioned session was held on 2 October this year in Tirana, and that the note refers primarily to the statement concerning the abolition of the border between Albania and Kosovo-Metohija.

The statements that imply the unification of Albania and the Serbian province of Kosovo-Metohija and the creation of a Greater Albania are a justifiable reason for concern, both for Serbia and other countries in the region committed to preserving stability and intensifying cooperation in the region.

The note also points to the daily efforts that the highest officials of Serbia are making in order to develop bilateral political and all other relations with neighboring countries and to bring closer positions on which there is no agreement.

In that sense, the expectation was expressed that the highest officials of Albania will refrain from giving statements in the future, which disrupt the bilateral relations between Serbia and Albania and may destabilise the region.

Also, the temporary charge d'affaires of the Serbian Embassy in Tirana was invited to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Albania on 6 October to receive a protest note, but he refused to accept the note due to unacceptable views expressed in it, the statement said.