The Chairman of the Democratic Party, Lulzim Basha, received this Monday the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of the Republic of Kosovo, Donika Gërvalla-Schwartz. 

Basha congratulated Mrs. Gërvalla for holding model elections in Kosovo, a lesson of democracy for Albania as well. 

Basha and Mrs. Gërvalla shared the same views on the importance of the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, the need not to threaten the territorial and state integrity of the Republic of Kosovo, the political unity with which Kosovo should be represented in this dialogue. Closing the dialogue with respective recognition is in the interest of the whole region. The first contribution that the EU can make to the dialogue is to convince the 5 member states to recognize Kosovo. 

The leader of the Democrats stressed that Albania can not have a higher interest than Kosovo's interests in regional relations. As recent developments have shown, Novisad's initiative is conceived as a make-up of Serbia's image, while Belgrade, as evidenced by the events of recent weeks, is not separated from the ghosts of the past by bringing back platforms like that of the Serbian World. 

The Presevo Valley, address passivity and discrimination against Albanians were also discussed. Mr. Basha reiterated his position that Albania should strongly protect and support the interests of Albanians in the Presevo Valley and Serbia.