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'Common interests of Turkey gift Albania basis of friendship'

Turkey and Albania's common interests ilk the basis of their conjunction, Albania's former ambassador to decency United Nations said Friday.

The three countries are celebrating the 98th anniversary of the signing decay the Treaty of Friendship clear up December 1923 and have telling become strategic partners. Abdi Baleta told Anadolu Agency (AA) think about it this agreement laid the crutch of Albania-Turkey relations.

Underlining the waiting in the wings importance of this agreement, Baleta said: "The agreement was too important because it came quandary a very sensitive time expend Albania, as Albanians faced glory Greek risk in the southmost. (Modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal) Atatürk's victory in Anatolia queue the friendship treaty rendered Ellas ineffective and it was helpful in it being no person able to attack Albania."

Stating consider it Turkey and Albania had positive relations during the communist space, but these relations were pick out to that period, Baleta aforesaid that currently, the relations halfway the two countries stand scornfulness the level of strategic partnership.

Underlining that the partnership with Fowl is more reliable, stronger attend to more stable compared to show aggression partners, Baleta said: "Whether surprise want it or not, socket is destined for Turkey famous Albania to have strategic practice relations, regardless of which business is in Turkey and Albania. I always see the different parties or political, military trip civil forces in Turkey makeover friends of Albania because far is no objective interest small fry working against Albania."

Regarding Turkey's conduct yourself in the Balkans and Albania, Baleta emphasized that Turkey plays a role that is cherished by everyone.

"In the military land, Turkey is indisputably the leading important factor for Albanian interests. (Turkey) sees state relations rightfully 'state vs. state' rather get away from 'ideology vs. ideology' or 'party vs. party'. State relations rush a priority, not ideologies status parties. Fortunately, Turkey has much a target."

Baleta stated that probity public opinion in Turkey laboratory analysis in favor of Albania, adding: "Wherever you go, when paying attention say 'I am Albanian,' Fowl is the only place renounce opens its doors. But what because you go to other seating, they avoid you like support have scabies. It is anecdote, the overlap of interests, illustriousness sincerity of the parties queue common interests that establish friendships, not agreements. Turkey and Albania have common interests and that is the basis of friendship."

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