The Kosovo-Albania border will be crossed with accelerated procedures for 9 months of the year
2024-04-13 09:34:37
TiranaPost
Citizens of Albania and Kosovo will pass through the border point of Morina with accelerated procedures throughout the 9 months of the year and on holiday weekends. Previously, this period of ease of movement was only for the 4 months of summer. The new agreement was signed in Tirana by the Minister of the Interior Taulant Balla and the Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo, Xhelal Sveçla.
"I am very happy that today in this historic place, I am together with my friend the Minister of Interior of Kosovo, Mr. Sweden to jointly write another page in this new chapter of the excellent relations between our two countries. Based on the joint will and commitment between the Governments of our two countries and between the two Prime Ministers to follow the policies to facilitate the movement of citizens at the Border Crossing Points between Albania and Kosovo towards the complete easing of controls in implementation of the agreement between the Government of of the Republic of Kosovo and the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania for the establishment of joint border crossing points between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Albania for the performance of joint border control actions, signed on December 29, 2018, today we are to sign a new protocol amending this existing protocol, for the implementation of joint border control at the border crossing point Morin Kukës, signed on June 20, 2022. Through this signing of this new protocol, we will facilitate the procedures of crossing, border verification at the joint point Morin - Kukës for the entire period 1 May - 30 September and 1 November - 28 February, i.e. 9 months in total per year, in contrast to the protocol in force which provided for 4 months, specifically only 1 June until September 30. During this period of eased circulation, there will be no passport checks, identity cards for citizens, I emphasize for the citizens of both our countries", said minister Balla.
The Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo, Xelal Sveçla said:
"We are continuously deepening the cooperation, we are determined to do more to serve our citizens as well as possible and to be as efficient as possible in fighting crime in our countries. We will go ahead with other agreements, so that our citizens do not feel the restrictions at any moment, nor do they know where they really are, but that they are welcome in Kosovo or Albania, in the summer or winter season. With the zero bureaucracy approach, let's work so that cooperation is at the highest levels. Even our Police should cooperate as the Departments within the police cooperate".
