Pristina, October 17, 2022
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, today received the Special Representative of Norway for the Western Balkans, Arne Sannes Bjørnstad, accompanied by the Norwegian Ambassador to Kosovo, Jens Erik Grøndahl.
Welcoming him to Kosovo, Prime Minister Kurti first spoke about the work and achievements of the Government, governance challenges and how to deal with them. In addition to good governance, he singled out the economic indicators that show an increase in exports by 29.5% compared to the same period last year, an increase in Foreign Direct Investments by 47% compared to the same period last year. and economic growth of 4.9% in the first three months of this year after deducting inflation.
Prime Minister Kurti said that the focus is on the management of the energy crisis as he spoke about the measures taken so far, which include subsidizing the consumption of electricity for citizens and measures for the efficiency of electricity.
On the eve of the Berlin Summit, Prime Minister Kurti said he hopes for a resumption of the Berlin Process under the leadership of German Chancellor Scholz that would bring the common regional market and the EU as a value and mechanism within the six countries of the Western Balkans.
During the meeting, they talked about the good bilateral relations between Kosovo and Norway and the important supporting role of Norway in the development of Kosovo and the Euro-Atlantic integration goals of Kosovo.
With Norway’s Special Representative for the Western Balkans, Bjørnstad were also discussed relations between Kosovo and Serbia. Through the readiness for meetings, the will for agreements and concrete proposals, the Republic of Kosovo has shown itself to be a constructive party in the process of dialogue towards a legally binding agreement centered on mutual recognition, said Prime Minister Kurti.
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