Kurti meets with Macron in Paris, urges France’s support for EU candidate status

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has held a meeting with France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, at the Élysée Palace in Paris.

Through a Facebook post, Kurti has indicated that during the meeting it has been discussed new opportunities for co-operation between Kosovo and France, Kosovo’s Euro-Atlantic integration and security in the region.

He has stressed the importance of French support for Kosovo’s advancement towards the European Union, especially for obtaining candidate country status and opening membership negotiations.

France has been the powerful ally of Kosovo since our fight for freedom and independence, and remains our country’s close and important partner, Kurti wrote.

At the meeting, according to Kurt, President Macron’s initiative to protect children has also been discussed in protecting them from dangers related to increased use of technology.

The Government head has announced that he has expressed his appreciation for the initiative, which was at the centre of the Paris Peace Forum this year.

He has stressed that Kosovo has joined the Political Declaration of the Children’s Summit, aimed at protecting the welfare, rights and future of new generations.

In the end, Kurti has declared that Kosovo and France will continue co-operation in the field of peace, economic development and integration into a common European future.