TIRANA, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Foreign Affairs Ministers of Albania and Turkey signed a Joint Political Declaration on establishing High-Level Council of Cooperation, local media reported on Friday.
Albanian foreign minister Ditmir Bushati and his counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu held an official meeting which aimed at establishing bilateral political and economic relations, regional, international issues, and further potential for cooperation between the two countries.
The two counterparts signed a joint political declaration to establish a high level council that will be headed by the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
"Albania-Turkey friendship will acquire a new institutional dimension and maximize cooperation in all areas," said Bushati during a press conference with his Turkish counterpart.
Bushati expressed gratitude for the support Turkey has provided to Albania in the defense field.
Meanwhile, Cavusoglu underlined that during the meeting with Bushati we evaluated Turkey-Albania cooperation potential, in particular in the area of fight against terrorism.
Moreover, in his declarations for the media, Cavusoglu added that in Albania there are about 10,000 employees in Turkish companies, whereas the value of the investments in Albania is about 3 billion U.S. dollars.
Later in the day, Cavusoglu held a meeting with the Albanian President Ilir Meta and Speaker of Parliament Gramoz Ruci.
