Orbán cabinet wants Albania to become an EU member

Hungary is highly committed towards the EU integration of the Western Balkan countries with Albania among them, the parliamentary state secretary of the public administration and regional development ministry said after signing a cooperation pact with Albania’s minister for public administration and anti-corruption in Budapest on Friday.

Albania’s accession is in the interest not only of Hungary but of the whole of the European Union, Csaba Latorcai said after the ceremony.

Under the agreement, Hungary will share its experiences with Albania in training public administration officers, he said. The cooperation also includes sharing good practices of accessible public administration which create real equal opportunities to all citizens even in the smallest localities.

Adea Pirdeni, the Albanian minister, said the agreement had been concluded “as a result of historic ties” and “it will serve as a solid foundation of future work”.

She thanked the Hungarian government for its support to Albania’s EU integration process. She noted a significant progress achieved in that process under Hungary’s current six-month EU presidency.