The American Embassy disclosed through a post on social networks the meeting of Ambassador Yuri Kim with Taulant Balla and Enkelejd Alibeaj in the Presidency of the Assembly.
Kim has noted that it is important for political parties to work together to increase transparency and accountability of all institutions. According to her, all political forces should reject attempts to undermine democracy in Albania. Kim has emphasized that it is now time to intensify the implementation of the Reform in Justice.
"Ambassador Yuri Kim met today with the Chairmen of the Parliamentary Groups Taulant Balla (SP) and Enkelejd Alibeaj (PD) to discuss a wide range of issues on the agenda of the Parliament and the US-Albania bilateral relations. Ambassador Kim underlined the importance of the cooperation of all political parties, to increase the transparency and accountability of all institutions, to reject attempts to undermine Albania's democracy, to improve the supervisory role of the Parliament and to move Albania forward with determination towards fulfilling the requirements for full membership in the European Union. She also emphasized that now is the time to increase efforts to implement the justice reform, which the Parliament passed unanimously in 2016 and which is starting to show results", the embassy announced.
1/3 @USAmbAlbania Yuri Kim met with Parliamentary Floor Leaders Taulant Balla (SP) and Enkelejd Alibeaj (DP) to discuss a broad range of issues on the agenda of Parliament and the US-Albanian bilateral relationship. pic.twitter.com/vKLtYmrXJI
— USEmbassyTirana (@USEmbassyTirana) September 16, 2022
The day before, Kim met with the political representatives of several forces at the CEC. all the representatives of the political parties who sat down at the table with the ambassador, including the State Election Commissioner, expressed their willingness to amend the Electoral Code to establish stricter mechanisms for greater transparency for the financing of electoral entities both from abroad and within the country.