US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Special Envoy for the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar arrived in Albania this Thursday.
The US Embassy announced that they had met with European Commissioner for Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi.
The statement said they agreed that Russia's unwarranted invasion of Ukraine had made integration even more urgent.
"They discussed the joint priority of the integration of Albania and Northern Macedonia into the European Union and Assistant Secretary Donfried reaffirmed the strong support of the United States for Albania's membership in the European Union and said that the US remains committed to working with Albanian partners." "and the EU to ensure justice reform in Albania and the successful path to the European Union", writes the US Embassy in Tirana.