{"id":26959,"date":"2021-12-09T15:19:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T14:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=26959"},"modified":"2021-12-09T15:19:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T14:19:15","slug":"basha-on-meeting-escobar-fight-against-corruption-a-national-interest-for-us-and-albania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/basha-on-meeting-escobar-fight-against-corruption-a-national-interest-for-us-and-albania\/","title":{"rendered":"Basha on meeting Escobar: Fight against corruption, a national interest for US and Albania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DP chair, Lulzim Basha has declared that Democrats are determined to fight the war against corruption and that they have the support of the United States government.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Basha underlined that part of his discussions with the Deputy Assistant State Secretary, Gabriel Escobar, was the current political scene in Tirana as well as the situation in the region, putting a special emphasis on the rights of Albanians in Kosovo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made DP\u2019s stance clear about the fact that Kosovo\u2019s territorial integrity shouldn\u2019t be meddled with,\u201d \u2013 said Basha.<\/p>\n<p>In regards to Berishas non-grata, Basha said that: \u201cThe issue of impunity, like the politics of sanctions and non grata was definitely part of our discussions. 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