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Albania makes significant gas find

Emerging oil and gas explorer Sky Petroleum said it uncovered significant amounts of recoverable hydrocarbons at its leases in Albania.

Sky Petroleum under an exclusive production-sharing contract with the Albanian government explored three blocks encompassing more than 1 million acres, or roughly 20 percent of the Albanian landmass.

Dritan Prifti, the minister of economy, trade and energy for Albania, said the region covered in the exploration area holds as much as 900 million barrels of oil equivalent in recoverable hydrocarbons.

"We are very pleased to add these significant world-class assets into our portfolio and look forward to developing these blocks as well as extending our footprint in the region," said Karim Jobanputra, president and chief executive at Sky Petroleum.

Sky Petroleum, based in Texas and Dubai, describes itself as an emerging oil and gas company exploring development activity in Albania.

Source: Latest news, Latest News Headlines, news articles, news video, news photos - UPI.com



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Abdullah bin Zayed opens Sheikh Zayed Airport in Kukes, Albania

Jun 26, 2010 - 04:12 -
Kukes, Albanian, 26 June 2010 (WAM) - Foreign Minister H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan last night inaugurated the Sheikh Zayed International Airport in the Albanian city of Kukes in presence of Albanian Deputy Prime Minister Ilir Meta, Interior Minister Lulzim Basha, Abdul Hadi Abdul Wahid Al Khaja, UAE Ambassador to Greece '&' non-resident Ambassador to Albania, Mohammed Saif Hilal Al Shihi, Director of European Affairs at the UAE Foreign Ministry, senior Albanian officials and scores Albanian citizens.

Upon arriving, Sheikh Abdullah said: "I was very sad when I visited this city 11 years ago. I kept remembering smiles on the faces of people here despite the hardship they faced during that time." "We, in the UAE, are proud of our relations with Albania, and of our brothers the Albanians. We hope to see these relations developing and growing and we wish your country further progress and prosperity. The same wish goes to your neighbours in Kosovo." Sheikh Abdullah expressed the hope that the Sheikh Zayed International Airport in Kukes will serve as a symbol for the strong relations between the two countries.

Albanian Deputy Prime Minister Ilir Meta said: "This Airport shall bear for ever the name of a great world personality, as Sheikh Zayed was and remains by virtue of his work; it was thanks to his personal engagement that the Kukes Aerodrome adjusted at that time to carry humanitarian aids directly from UAE in Kukes has become an airport of international standards." "Bearing the name of His Highness, Sheikh Zayed, this Airport shall be an exceptional monument for life; it will not only bring to memory this extraordinary generosity by Emirates during a hard time for the Albanian people and our nation; it will also be made available for the community there and for the further strengthening of bonds among Albania, Kosovo and UAE," he added.

A film on the life of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was shown during the ceremony. Sheikh Abdullah then toured the airport's departure and arrival terminals, control tower and runway.

Construction of the US$22 million Kukes international airport started in 2003. It has a 1,900-meter runway, with a control tower, an air navigation facility, an integral fire brigade building and stores.

Source: http://www.wam.org.ae/servlet/Satell...T-LEN-FullNews




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Albania Taps into Tourism Potential


With an unspoiled coastline, clean water, medieval castles and Illyrian ruins, Albania has much to offer visitors, yet its potential as a holiday destination remains largely untapped. The government is trying to change that through promotional campaigns and greater attention to tourism infrastructure.
The timing could not be more urgent, as Albania needs new sources of income to keep its economy going. If the efforts succeed, there is hope that increased revenues from a burgeoning tourism sector will help offset the financial woes caused by the global recession.

This year the tourist season opened with paragliding off the southern coast of Albania -- a month earlier then previous years. Major Russian TV stations advertise Albania as a new undiscovered tourist attraction. They are calling it a "small, secret place" in the western Balkans.

"Albania is expecting 3.5 million tourists this year, compared to 3 million last year," said Minister for Tourism Ferdinand Xhaferri for SETimes. "We have significantly improved the road infrastructure and our tourist spots. Promotional ads in many countries are advertising Albanian tourism," he said.

The government has opened tourist offices in cities frequented by visitors. "These offices will deal with tourist complaints among other things and agencies can receive a fine in case of poor service, tourist guide quality, accommodation and other issues," said Xhaferri.

This year Albania is also promoting cultural and mountain tourism. Gjirokastra, a city some 200 km from Tirana, is one of the most visited cities in Albania. It's the birthplace of a prominent writer, Ismail Kadare, and the nation's former communist dictator, Enver Hoxha.

Last year, the city drew 27, 000 visitors. This year the number is expected to be higher.

Also, if interest is Berat, a 2,000-year old city with unique architecture. It is on the UNESCO list of protected sites. Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk, a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, visited Berat in May.

Valbona Valley, one of the most beautiful places in Albania, organised a folk festival on June 12th. Agim Selimi, a tour operator, said that the aim was to attract interest in mountain tourism.

"This year a number of public persons and journalists will be invited in order to boost interest," he said. "The road to Valbona has been asphalted this year and is one of the country's most panoramic drives."

Tourism revenues are crucial to Albania's economic prospects. Remittances from Albanians living abroad have slowed down with the global economic downturn. The government hopes Albania's beaches, historic sights and cultural attractions will draw visitors and help fill the revenue gap.




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Elbasan, tre të rinj në pranga, u kapën me drogë dhe armë


Një operacion i policisë së Elbasanit, i koduar “Ura e Lizës”, ka përfunduar me arrestimin e tre shtetasve, pasi në makinën me të cilën udhëtonin është gjetur një sasi droge dhe armë.


Në pranga ranë Ilir Refat Jakupllari, 24-vjeç, banues në Pogradec, Elton Beqir Abrashi, 19-vjeç, lindur e banues në Pogradec si dhe Roxhens Fatjon Nurçellari, 19-vjeç, lindur e banues në Pogradec.

Arrestimi i tyre u bë pasi, në aksin rrugor Elbasan-Librazhd, tek ura e Lizës gjatë një kontrolli rutinë të forcave të rendit në një mjet tip Benz, ku udhëtonin shtetasit e mësipërm është gjetur një armë zjarri si dhe një sasi lënde narkotike.

Policia tha se arma tip pistoletë me mbishkrimin EKOL Major si dhe një krehër me katër fishekë iu gjet në trup shtetasit Elton Abrashi.

Gjatë kontrollit të mjetit në pronësi të shtetasit Muharrem Isa, taksist, u gjetën edhe dy qese drogë e llojit Kanabis Sativa. Në cilësinë e provës materiale u sekuestruar arma si dhe lënda narkotike me peshë 500 gram.



Gazeta Start: Elbasan, tre t rinj n pranga, u kapn me drog dhe arm
 
Lehtësohet hyrja në kufi për pushuesit kosovarë

Në ditët e para të sezonit turstik në autostradën e re nga Morini në drejtim të kryeqytetit Tiranë dhe bregdetit shqiptar ka një fluks më të madh të qarkullimit të automjeteve, sidomos të turistëve nga Kosova.


Në një anë të rrugës dhe në patrullime të bie në sy se patrullat e policisë rrugore janë të përbashkëta, me pjesëtarë të policisë së Kosovës dhe Shqipërisë.


Për herë të parë policia e Kosovës arrin të kryejë shërbime provizore jashtë Kosovës dhe kjo vlerësohet si një tregues i besimit dhe sigurisë për udhëtarët nga Kosova, por dhe Shqipëria.
"Policia na ka pritur shumë mirë, në rrugë ka më shumë siguri, sidomos për ne që vijmë nga Kosova," thotë një pushues nga Gjakova.


"Sivjet me rrugën e re dhe me sigurinë që është do të ketë edhe më shumë pushues nga Kosova për në Shqipëri," parashikon ai.
"Është shumë mirë edhe për kosovarët që të shohin në rrugët tona patrulla të përbashkëta mes dy policive," thotë një shofer nga Kukësi.
"Është një siguri më shumë si për ne ashtu dhe për shqiptarët e Kosovës," shton ai.

Marrëveshja për kufirin


Marrëveshja është nënshkruar në pikëkalimin kufitar të Morinit, porta më e madhe lidhëse mes Shqipërisë dhe Kosovës dhe parashikon vetëm një kontroll në kufi dhe jo dy si më parë.


Gjatë verës kufiri do të kalohet me çdo lloj dokument identifikimi.
Memorandumi për patrullim të përbashkët të akseve rrugore mes dy policive, asaj të Kosovës dhe Shqipërisë, gjatë sezonit veror është vlerësuar nga ministrat e brendshëm të dy vendeve, jo vetëm si hap i madh bashkëpunimi, por dhe integrimi, ashtu siç veprohet në këto raste dhe në shumë vende të Bashkimit Evropian.


Ministëri i Brendshëm i Shqipërisë, Lulzim Basha, shpreh bindjen në suksesin e këtij bashkëpunimi, duke falenderuar dhe qeverinë e Kosovës për gatishmërinë e treguar.


"Kjo do të përmirësojë cilësinë dhe transparencën e këtij shërbimi, duke ulur në minimum ankesat e qytetarëve dhe duke shtuar në maksimum sigurinë e lëvizjeve të tyre dhe kënaqësinë e pranisë së tyre gjatë sezonit turistik, në territorin e Republikës së Shqipërisë," thotël zoti Basha.


Homologu i tij kosovar, Bajram Rexhepi, thotë se memorandumi i bashkëpunimit "është në vazhdën e bashkëpunimit të madh

ndërinstitucional në mes të dy shteteve".


"Ne jemi në procesin e lëvizjes së lirë dhe të lëhtësimit të kalimit të kufirit," thotë zoti Rexhepi.


"Patrullat e përbashkëta në trafikun rrugor do të parandalojnë aksidentet që nuk kanë munguar dhe do të rrisin besimin e udhëtarëve," thotë zoti Rexhepi.


Sipas pikave të memorandumit patrullimet e përbashkëta do të jenë deri në fund të sezonit turistik dhe do të shtrihen në të gjitha rrugët nacionale të Shqipërisë, sidomos në ato që të çojnë drejt pikave turistike.


Shqipëria si vend pritës do të paguajë gjithë shpenzimet dhe akomodimin e policëve nga Kosova.


Hapja e tunelit të Kalimashit dhe vënia në punë e autostradës nga Morini drejt Durrësit do t’i sjellë pushuesit nga Kosova për tre orë në bregdetin e Durrësit.


Sivjet, sipas të dhënave që ka policia kufitare dhe agjencitë turistike, pritet që të shënohet numri më i madh i pushuesve nga Kosova në brigjet shqiptare.


Gjatë vitit të kaluar afro gjysëm milioni pushues kaluan pushimet në brigjet e Jonit dhe Adriatikut.

BBCAlbanian.com | Rajoni | Lehtësohet hyrja në kufi për pushuesit kosovarë



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Azerbaijani president receives Albanian parliament speaker


Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has today received an Albanian delegation led by Parliament's Speaker Jozefina Topalli, AzerTaj state news agency reported.

The Albanian Speaker praised Azerbaijan's achievements, saying she had witnessed rapid development processes during her stay in the country.

Jozefina Topalli said Albania was interested in expanding political relations with Azerbaijan, and emphasized the necessity of developing economic ties. She noted there was great potential to enhance the bilateral cooperation in a range of fields, in particular energy, tourism and culture.

Jozefina Topalli said the expansion of the interparliamentary cooperation was of great importance in terms of strengthening the bilateral relations.

President Ilham Aliyev stressed the importance of expanding the Azerbaijan-Albania ties.

The Azerbaijani leader said the Albanian Speaker's visit was of particular importance for exploring the prospects for the bilateral relations in the fields of politics, economy and culture, and cooperation within international organizations.

President Ilham Aliyev emphasized the importance of building relations between government and parliament members.




http://en.trend.az/news/official/chronicle/1712671.html
 
Biomass potential in Albania is studied

Financially supported through the CEI Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) and the Italian supported CEI Trust Fund at the EBRD , the University of Bologna, Italy (Department of Agriculture) has successfully completed the BIOM-ALBA project aimed at identifying the economic potential and technical impact of the biomass supply chain in Albania.

In analysing the feasibility of the establishment of a small pilot plant for the direct combustion of biomass from agricultural products such as olive oil solid waste, the study has revealed that investing in integrated energy systems based on the extensive use of the Albanian biomass is highly efficient.

Awareness of this sector’s potential to enhance and improve local rural economies and life conditions in Albania was also raised among institutions and policymakers.

The project has enabled the exchange of researchers within summer schools and training activities. Source: CEI




Balkans.com Business News : Biomass potential in Albania is studied
 
Albania Receives 2010 United Nations Award



Albania was recognized by the United Nations for its contribution to improving transparency, accountability and responsiveness in the public sector last week. Albania's Public Procurement Agency was awarded the 2nd place prize for Public Service in Europe for the development of an electronic procurement platform, made possible through the MCC Albania Threshold Program administered by USAID.

The electronic procurement platform is a web-based application that enables secure transactions among Albanian public institutions and the national and international business communities. It offers a secure, efficient and transparent preparation and administration of all tender-related documents, removing unnecessary paper work and providing secure data flow throughout the entire process. The e-procurement system has reduced administrative costs associated with procurements by 15%, increased competitiveness, and introduced transparency, bringing Albania into full EU compliance for e-procurement.

Albania is the first country in the world to develop an obligatory electronic procurement system for 100% for all public sector procurements above the threshold of 3000 Euro. Source; US Aid



Balkans.com Business News : Albania Receives 2010 United Nations Award
 
UAE considers financing the building of Albania's Tiranë-Elbasan road, ports, tourist resorts-Source


Prime Minister Sali Berisha received on Friday in a warm and friendly meeting the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the delegation accompanying him. Welcoming the guests, PM Berisha expressed gratitude for the constant and all-round support of the United Arab Emirates for the development and modernization of Albania.

Your visit, said PM Berisha, makes an important contribution to further strengthening of the good relations between the two countries. The excellent political relations between the two countries strongly in favor of deepening the economic relations are the best way to consolidate and promote cooperation into a higher level, said PM Berisha.

On his part, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan thanked PM Berisha for the hospitality and said that a year on from his last visit, Albania has undergone even deeper changes owing to the extraordinarily reforms and vision of PM Berisha and the government of Albania.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan conveyed to PM Berisha warm and cordial greetings of the top authorities of the United Arab Emirates and extended their invitation for PM Berisha to visit their country, an invitation the prime minister accepted with pleasure.

Likewise, the UAE foreign minister, who is scheduled to attend the inauguration ceremony of Kukësi Airport, said he was honored this airport would be named after “Sheikh Zyed” and voiced deep gratitude to PM Berisha for the government of Albania deciding to give to the airport such an honored name. The meeting focused on the economic and trade relations between the two countries of great potentials to deepen them further. PM Berisha made a panorama of Albania great potentials which arouse the interest of the foreign investors like in the field of energy, tourism, ports and infrastructure. In regard to this, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates emphasized that Albania positive trend of economic growth during the recent years, especially during this time of global crisis, owing to the deep economic reforms and the favorable business climate, has aroused the interest of investors from the United Arab Emirates to invest in Albania.

The United Arab Emirates, said Minister Al Nahyan, will finance building of Tirana-Elbasan road, one of the most priority infrastructure projects of the government of Albania and is seriously considering even other major projects like the Southern Axis, ports, tourist resorts, projects on cooperation and air transport. The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan said that opening in Abu Dhabi of Albanian Embassy and opening in the near future of the respective embassy of the United Arab Emirates to Albania, will promote further the successful cooperation between the two countries.

PM Berisha extended to Minister Al Nahyan the invitation for the top authorities of the United Arab Emirates to visit Albania, an invitation received with pleasure. Source; Government




Balkans.com Business News : UAE considers financing the building of Albania's Tiranë-Elbasan road, ports, tourist resorts-Source
 
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