{"id":26701,"date":"2021-12-06T12:45:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T11:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=26701"},"modified":"2021-12-06T12:48:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T11:48:58","slug":"gabriel-escobar-arrives-in-skopje-visit-to-tirana-set-on-december-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/gabriel-escobar-arrives-in-skopje-visit-to-tirana-set-on-december-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabriel Escobar arrives in Skopje, visit to Tirana set for December 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gabriel Escobar arrived to Skopje for an official one-day visit, at a time when the country has been engulfed by political instability both domestic and foreign.<\/p>\n<p>Escobar met President Stevo Pendarovski, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Foreign Affairs Minister Bujar Osmani.<\/p>\n<p>On December 9, the top US official is set to visit Tirana, although the Albanian government has not confirmed a detailed agenda, yet.<\/p>\n<p>Escobar\u2019s visit comes two days ahead of the National Assembly of the Democratic Party, called by its former leader Sali Berisha and contested by the actual leader. Berisha is the latest figure in Albanian politics to get a public designation from the Department of State.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on, the deputy secretary of state for South Central Europe Gabriel warned that there will be more public designations in the region during an <a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2021\/09\/25\/more-non-grata-designations-to-be-announced-in-the-region-warns-dos-official\/\">interview<\/a> for Voice of America.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asked on the reason why none of the incumbent state officials have been punished yet, despite widespread corruption in Albania, Escobar asserted that it is only a matter of time, but didn&#8217;t mention any specific names.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-min-tv-running=\"true\">\u201cYou will see other designations throughout the region. I don\u2019t want to comment on any particular case, but we aim to use these competencies for the scope they were created for in the first place\u201d, said Escobar.<\/p>\n<p data-min-tv-running=\"true\"><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2021\/10\/28\/gabriel-escobar-western-balkans-only-alternative-joining-eu\/\">Gabriel Escobar: Western Balkans\u2019 only alternative, joining EU<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2021\/11\/08\/escobar-there-will-be-no-war-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina\/\">Escobar: There will be no war in Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gabriel Escobar arrived to Skopje for an official one-day visit, at a time when the country has been engulfed by political instability both domestic and foreign. 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