Rama is expected today by Macron, several agreements are signed with France

2024-04-12 07:51:04Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Rama is expected today by Macron, several agreements are signed with France

Prime Minister Edi Rama is in France at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron. The head of the government will be received today with an official ceremony at 13:00 by the French president. This is the first visit of an Albanian prime minister, at this level in the history of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

After the reception, Rama and Macron are expected to hold a press conference and several intergovernmental agreements and memoranda of understanding between the countries will be signed. At 14.45, Prime Minister Edi Rama and French President Macron will hold a "head-to-head" meeting between them.

During the visit to Paris, the head of government will hold a series of meetings focused mainly on promoting the potential and climate that Albania offers for the development of foreign investments, as well as on the perspective of cooperation between the two countries in the field of technology and innovation.

The meetings will start at 8.30, Prime Minister Rama will hold a working morning with the Union of Entrepreneurs of France MEDEF, under the direction of Mr. Jean-Paul Agon, president of the L'Oréal group and of the France-Albania committee at MEDEF, with the participation of 35 representatives of prestigious French companies, as well as other guests from the business world. During the meeting, some of the priority areas for investment in Albania will be presented, of mutual interest to both countries, and then Prime Minister Rama will hold individual meetings with leaders of the participating enterprises.

After these meetings, Rama will be received by Macron and the agenda continues at 16:00 with the visit and meetings at STATION F, the world's largest startup and innovation incubator, as well as the inaugural meeting of the France-Albania Innovation Council - CIFA, where the French Secretary of State for the Digital Industry, representatives of the French Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economy, as well as various French and Albanian operators in the field of innovation will also participate.

Together with Prime Minister Rama part of the government delegation will be the Minister of Education and Sports Ogerta Manastirliu, the Minister of Tourism and Environment Mirela Kumbaro, the Minister of Economy, Culture and Innovation Blendi Gonxhe, the Minister of State for Local Government Arbjan Mazniku, as well as the Minister of the State for Public Administration and Anticorruption Adea Pirdeni.


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