Nishani: more Albanian asylum seekers in EU

04/10/2011 00:00

The Interior Minister, Bujar Nishani, during an interview for
Top-Channel, admitted that in the recent months there was an increase of
people from Albania who have asked asylum in EU countries. He announced
that this situation will be analyzed with seriousness, expressing his
conviction that the growth of asylum seekers from Albania does not
endanger the visa liberalization process.

“In the last months, for the first time, there have been Albanian citizens who have asked economic asylum in the EU Countries. This is a process that will be analyzed by all institutions. The Interior Ministry will meet with other institutions for analyzing this group of citizens. There will be a media campaign for raising awareness, and I believe that Albania is not only endangered for the visa regime, but it is mentioned as one of the countries that has respected this process thoroughly”, Nishani declared.

The Interior Minister participated at the forum of Interior Ministers in Ohrid, where Macedonia signed an agreement with Serbia for free movement of their citizens. Nishani warned that this agreement will be signed even with Albania soon.

“We are ready, and there has also been interest from Montenegro and Macedonia. Albania fulfills all conditions, now that there are the electronic and biometric identity cards. We are negotiating”, Nishani declared.

The Interior Ministers of Kosovo and Macedonia have also discussed for free movement. They have agreed that this agreement would be signed after the Kosovo citizens would be equipped with biometric documents.

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