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00:00Good morning everyone, very happy to be here in Tirana today, even though it's pouring with rain.
00:07I would like to start by congratulating Eddie Rama for his victory.
00:12I think the message that was sent by the people of Albania was clearly in favor of deeper and further EU integration, and now it's up to us.
00:21This is why it is extremely important that we have the first ever European political community summit here in the Western Balkans,
00:30where we will be as unequivocal as ever, that we consider enlargement to be a win-win, both for the countries that are seeking to join,
00:40but also for the countries that are already in the European Union, because the European Union is not just a political community or an economic community,
00:48but can be truly a global strategic player.
00:50Talking about global strategic players, we are here also with all our partners and allies as we seek in preparation for the summit with the United Kingdom on Monday
01:00to have a comprehensive partnership with the United Kingdom as we go forward in this very important and crucial time.
01:09We will also work to strike a comprehensive deal with the United States.
01:14We will be extremely clear, as we've always been in our support for Ukraine, what we mean by peace, one that has to be based on justice, on dignity,
01:24on the principle of territorial integrity, and never forgetting that nothing can be done about Ukraine without Ukraine.
01:31I will also participate in a roundtable on democracy support.
01:37We're hot on the heels of a jumbo year of elections in 2024.
01:43We are now looking to three elections this weekend, extremely important,
01:49and it is now more important than ever when we talk about supporting our democracy.
01:53And we support our democracy if our systems are resilient, both from external interference but also domestic.
02:00Thank you very much.