Erdogan visits Albania

After completing his contacts in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday proceeded to Albania, where he met with his Albanian counterpart Sali Berisha and opposition party leaders. He also attended a Turkish-Albanian Business Council meeting. Erdogan said that strengthening trade and economic ties between the two countries will also boost prosperity in the region. He added that Turkey and Albania are decisively moving ahead on their respective roads to European Union membership, and that they should help each other towards that aim. The premier was then received by Albanian President Bamir Topi. Speaking to reporters, Erdogan said that he supports calls by Turkish non-governmental organizations for politicians to act with common sense and so ease domestic tension. 6