Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sabchez has arrived in Albania, where he was received this Monday morning with an official ceremony by Prime Minister Edi Rama. 

Based on the previous information, Sanchez is visiting Albania as part of a visit to the Western Balkans. 

Earlier he visited Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia. 

However, during this tour, which is the last one before Sanchez starts his vacation, he has avoided Kosovo. 

At 11:00 a.m. he is also expected to hold a joint conference with PM Rama at the premises of the Prime Minister's Office.

On June 26, during a meeting of European Union leaders in Brussels, Sánchez chose to "reactivate, revive and revitalize the enlargement process" for the countries of the Western Balkans.

He has emphasized the importance of Spain's relations with the countries of the Western Balkans and has held meetings with most of its leaders to further address their expectations for membership in the European Union.

EU and Western Balkan heads of state and government met last month in Brussels ahead of the latest European summit and discussed, among other things, EU membership aspirations.

Speed with which Ukraine and Moldova gained the status of candidate countries is in contrast to the blocking of the integration of the Balkan countries, a situation that has lasted for years.

This led some Balkan leaders to express their disappointment and warn the EU that it will lose credibility in the region, while Sánchez expressed his support for the EU path of the Balkan countries.

"When it finally becomes possible, Spain will be in favor of starting this debate," he said at a press conference after the summit between the EU and the Western Balkans.