ALBANIA-TIRANA-EUROPEAN POLITICAL COMMUNITY SUMMIT-ATTENDEES

Xinhua
16 May 2025, 22:16 GMT+10

(250516) -- TIRANA, May 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama (L) welcomes Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico during the 6th European Political Community (EPC) Summit in Tirana, Albania, May 16, 2025. The 6th European Political Community (EPC) Summit was held Friday in Tirana, capital of Albania, with around 50 national and regional leaders, as well as heads of European Union (EU) and international institutions attending to address shared security and economic challenges.

This is the first time the summit was held in the Western Balkans. Alongside EU member states, countries like the United Kingdom (UK), Norway, Trkiye, Ukraine and Western Balkan countries also attended the summit. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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