{"id":79865,"date":"2025-07-17T14:04:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T12:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=79865"},"modified":"2025-07-17T15:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:06:08","slug":"albania-and-turkey-bring-security-and-peace-to-the-world-spiropali-on-official-visit-to-ankara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania-and-turkey-bring-security-and-peace-to-the-world-spiropali-on-official-visit-to-ankara\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAlbania and Turkey Bring Security and Peace to the World\u201d \u2013 Spiropali on Official Visit to Ankara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"291\">The Speaker of the Albanian Parliament, Elisa Spiropali, paid an official visit to Turkey, where she was received by the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmu\u015f.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"589\">Preserving peace in the Western Balkans during a time of global conflict was highlighted by both parliamentary leaders as an issue of great importance. In a joint statement in Ankara, the two counterparts committed to further strengthening bilateral relations, especially in the field of economy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"750\">A peaceful and conflict-free Western Balkans \u2014 this was the message from the two speakers, of Albania and Turkey, following their one-on-one meeting in Ankara.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"1143\">\u201cWe support peace and stability in the Balkans, especially in this time when the world is going through great turbulence. Every region is facing tension and armed conflict. I emphasize how important peace and stability in the Balkans are. The existing divergences must be resolved through dialogue,\u201d declared Numan Kurtulmu\u015f, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of the Republic of Turkey.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1145\" data-end=\"1236\">Elisa Spiropali praised Turkey&#8217;s role in supporting peace, both in the region and globally.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1238\" data-end=\"1705\">\u201cAlbania and Turkey generate and provide the world with security and peace \u2014 values that are always needed, but critically important in the times we live in, when the clouds of war are no longer on the horizon, but circling our countries. We consider Turkey a historic and natural guarantor of peace in the region. Albania is also taking a leadership role in promoting cooperation among Western Balkan countries for development, Euro-Atlantic integration, and peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1707\" data-end=\"1865\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The commitment of both countries \u2014 with Turkey seen as a strategic partner for Albania \u2014 includes the aim to double trade exchanges from 1 to 2 billion euros.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Speaker of the Albanian Parliament, Elisa Spiropali, paid an official visit to Turkey, where she was received by the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmu\u015f. Preserving peace in the Western Balkans during a time of global conflict was highlighted by both parliamentary leaders as an issue of great importance. 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