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Begaj at the Austrian Business Forum: To expand economic ties
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The President of the Republic, Bajram Begaj, and the Federal President of the Republic of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen, participated in the Austrian Business Economic Forum, which took place today in Tirana.

Taking the floor at this meeting, Begaj said that, "the presence of Austrian entrepreneurs in the delegation is a very significant indicator, which shows my friend's attention and desire to promote these relations more".

During today's meetings, he continued, we had the pleasure to appreciate that apart from the early historical and quite friendly ties, it is in the best common interest to continuously strengthen and expand the economic ties between Albania and Austria.

"Albania has always seen in Austria a supportive and very capable political and economic partner, powerful and with a lot of experience. In a very symbolic way, this Forum is organized today in the premises of the first serious Austrian investment in Albania, by the entrepreneur Robert Rogner. He was not only the pioneer of Austrian investments in Albania, but above all the founder of a new hotel-tourism industry in Albania", said the President.

Begaj praised the entry into the Albanian market of Raiffeisen Bank, followed by well-known Austrian companies in the field of insurance and legal consultancy, which, as he said, "not only created a new industry in the respective fields, but they became the promoters main for building credibility at the international level of the Albanian market, as well as for the further absorption of foreign investments".

The President also greatly appreciated the subsequent involvement of Austrian companies and enterprises with serious and very significant investments in all important strategic sectors, both in the energy and infrastructural fields.

"Thanks to their presence, today we have a much better quality energy production system, both technologically and in terms of being friendly to the environment and the communities around them. In particular, I would appreciate here the well-known companies Verbund and EVN, which fully put into production the ASHTA hydropower plant near Shkodra. Together with other smaller hydropower plants of the 2010s, the ASHTHA hydropower plant marked the beginning of the private sector of electricity production in Albania. Today this sector produces about 40% of electricity in the country", said Begaj, as he invited Austrian business to increase investments in Albania, thanks to the facilitating climate that the government has undertaken for the growth of foreign enterprises in our country.


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