Ukraine and Albania announced the opening of the Albanian Embassy in Kiev and the signing of a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation.
In Kiev, during the first Ministerial Meeting ukraine-Southeast Europe, the Foreign Ministers of Ukraine and Albania, Andrii Sybiha and Igli Hasani, held an official ceremony to exchange instruments of ratification of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between the two countries.
According to the declaration, the agreement preserves key principles of cooperation based on mutual respect, trust, respect for international law and democratic values.
"The signing of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation is a historic event in our bilateral relations. Today we will open the Embassy of Albania in Ukraine. I am grateful to the Albanian side and my colleague Igli Hassani for supporting our country and working together. To strengthen our ties, all this will bring our cooperation to a new level," Sybiha said.
The ministry noted that the agreement will be valid for ten years and will be automatically renewed for five-year periods, unless one party declares a desire to terminate it.