The President of the Republic, Ilir Meta, welcomed the appointment of Monsignor Arjan Dodaj to the post of Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tirana - Durres. 

Meta is convinced when he says that Monsignor Dodaj will successfully fulfil the mission charged with the new task. 

Post by President Ilir Meta: 

I welcomed with joy the news of the appointment by Pope Francis of Monsignor Arjan Dodaj, in the important position, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tirana-Durrës. 

With a heartfelt wish for a great work, I express my full conviction that Monsignor Arjan Dodaj, with his well-known dedication and service to the Catholic faithful and the Albanian people, will successfully fulfil the mission entrusted with the new task.