The Minister of Interior, Taulant Balla, had a meeting Monday with his counterpart in Abu Dhabi, Saif Bin Zayed Al Nayan.

During the meeting, the ministers agreed on the further deepening of cooperation between the two countries, through the establishment of a joint Task Force that will address all common issues, including the fight against crime, as well as the assistance that the Albanian police can benefit from the Abu Dhabi government.  

Minister confirmed that was also discussed about raising the cooperation to another level in terms of extraditions and civil emergencies.

"Relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are at their best, thanks to a direct cooperation report between the President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed and Prime Minister Rama, but also at the level of cooperation between the two ministries.

With Minister Saif Bin Zayed Al Nayan, we had a long but fruitful discussion on some issues that I think are important in terms of cooperation in the fight against crime and in particular against organized crime, cooperation in terms of assistance and gaining experience. finally, the EBA already has the technology they use in traffic management, in terms of identifying wanted persons. And we have also stopped at a wide discussion regarding coping with difficult situations related to civil emergencies. We have asked for assistance from the government and the Civil Defense Agency in order to face some of the challenges we face," said Minister.