Working Visit of Mr. Asaf Hajiyev, PABSEC Secretary General, to Tirana, Republic of Albania, 6 November 2024
On 6 November 2024, Mr. Asaf Hajiyev, PABSEC Secretary General, paid a working visit to Tirana and had meetings with the President of the Republic of Albania, in the Parliament of the Republic of Albania, and at the University of Tirana. The Secretary General was accompanied by Ms. Renata Meto, Secretary of the PABSEC Committee on Social and Humanitarian Policy.
Mr. Asaf Hajiyev, PABSEC Secretary General, met with H.E. Mr. Bajram Begaj, President of the Republic of Albania. The Secretary General briefed the President on the ongoing PABSEC activities. The President thanked the Secretary General for the visit and expressed his support for the PABSEC activities. The President emphasized the importance of parliamentary cooperation as an important component of interaction between the countries in the region.
Mr. Asaf Hajiyev, PABSEC Secretary General, met with H. E. Ms. Elisa Spiropali, Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Albania. The Secretary General congratulated Ms. Elisa Spiropali on her election as the Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Albania and thanked the Speaker for the opportunity to have the meeting and noted the contribution of the Parliament of the Republic of Albania to strengthening cooperation within the PABSEC. The PABSEC Secretary General also informed the Speaker about the preparatory work of the PABSEC International Secretariat for the 64th PABSEC General Assembly to be held in December 2024 in Armenia. H.E. Ms. Elisa Spiropali, Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Albania, emphasized the interest of the Republic of Albania in expanding economic cooperation with the BSEC Member States and noted the importance of the active participation of the Parliament of the Republic of Albania in the PABSEC activities
Mr. Asaf Hajiyev, PABSEC Secretary General, met with Mr. Petro Koci, PABSEC Vice-President, Head of the PABSEC Albanian Delegation. An exchange of views took place on the current and future activities of the Parliamentary Assembly, as well as on the preparatory work for the 64th PABSEC General Assembly.
Mr. Asaf Hajiyev, PABSEC Secretary General, met with Mr. Artan Hoxha, Rector of the University of Tirana, Chairman of the Council of Rectors of the Republic of Albania. The problems of education and science, as well as prospects for further cooperation with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation were discussed.