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After meeting with the prime minister, Donfried headed to the Assembly\u2019s headquarters where she met DP\u2019s floor leader Enkelejd Alibeaj, the party\u2019s general secretary Gazment Bardhi and Jorida Tabaku.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, the senior US official met EU Commissioner on Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi to discuss the importance that European integration has on the region, in face of the threats warned by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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