{"id":65961,"date":"2024-02-13T13:45:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T12:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=65961"},"modified":"2024-02-13T12:53:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T11:53:41","slug":"ukrainian-president-zelensky-to-visit-albania-on-february-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/ukrainian-president-zelensky-to-visit-albania-on-february-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian President Zelensky to visit Albania on February 28"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Albania for the first time on February 28, while Ukraine has been at war with Russia since February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Tirana will host a Peace Summit, where undoubtedly the focus will be on the war, and President Zelensky himself will be present.<\/p>\n<p>Sources indicate that the Peace Summit in Tirana will be held on February 28.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the summit and Zelensky\u2019s visit to Tirana from Skopje on January 22, after attending a conference with Western Balkans leaders, \u201cWestern Balkans Growth Plan and Fast-track Integration into the EU\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On June 15, 2022, Rama, along with the then-Prime Minister of Montenegro, Dritan Abazovi\u0107, had stayed in Kyiv and met with Zelensky. Albania, like other regional countries except Serbia, has imposed sanctions against Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine and has offered support to Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>One day later, on February 29, the capital will host the leaders of the Western Balkans, where the focus will be on the path of Western Balkan countries towards the EU, as well as the implementation of the Economic Growth Plan, which aims to extend the benefits of the EU Single Market to the region before formal accession, aiming for a positive contribution to economic growth and speeding up socio-economic convergence with the EU.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Albania for the first time on February 28, while Ukraine has been at war with Russia since February 2022. Tirana will host a Peace Summit, where undoubtedly the focus will be on the war, and President Zelensky himself will be present. 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