{"id":80889,"date":"2025-10-17T14:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T12:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=80889"},"modified":"2025-10-17T15:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T13:52:07","slug":"albania-turkey-forum-rama-we-are-an-island-of-opportunities-a-partnership-growing-stronger-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania-turkey-forum-rama-we-are-an-island-of-opportunities-a-partnership-growing-stronger-every-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Albania\u2013Turkey Forum \/ Rama: We are an island of opportunities; a partnership growing stronger every day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Edi Rama shared a video message this Friday to mark the opening of the Albania\u2013Turkey Investment Forum 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The head of government stated that Albania today is Turkey\u2019s closest gateway to the European Union, while emphasizing that the country is a reliable partner in security, energy, tourism, and technology.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the two countries are bound by a strategic alliance, describing the relationship between Albania and Turkey as a brotherly one, and said that both nations \u201cspeak the language of hard work and results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlbania today is an open country \u2014 a beautiful island of opportunities, a place where you can multiply your investment not in many, but in just a few years.<br \/>\nWith very low taxes, green energy, a booming tourism sector, rapidly developing technology, and a market that welcomes Turkish entrepreneurship with open arms.<br \/>\nThe Albanian government, more than just a friendly government of a friendly nation, is a strategic partner of a country bound by a strategic alliance with Turkey.<br \/>\nToday, we have gone far beyond expectations: from \u20ac250 million to over \u20ac1 billion in just the first nine months of this year.<br \/>\nFrom 300 Turkish-capital enterprises to more than 1,000 today.<br \/>\nFrom a few hundred employees to 15,000 working in Turkish-owned businesses in our country.<br \/>\nThis year alone, 300,000 tourists from Turkey chose Albania \u2014 an extraordinary number, considering that not long ago, they could be counted on one hand,\u201d Rama said.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to stress that the trade exchange goals between the two countries have already been surpassed, adding that the bridge connecting Istanbul and Tirana is stronger than ever before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Edi Rama shared a video message this Friday to mark the opening of the Albania\u2013Turkey Investment Forum 2025. 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