Counsellor in @almissionun, New York. Previously served @AlMissionEU, @AlMissionVienna & @AlMissionNATO. Mother of a son. Tweets & RT are my own views.

Albania
Joined August 2015
Today, after counting the experience of five @OSCE CiO’s - Albania 2020, Slovakia 2019, Italy 2018, Austria 2017 & Germany 2016, I am leaving Vienna & my work as Diplomat @AlMissionVienna& return to the @AlbanianDiplo Ready for the new challenges 💪 ⬇️Back into memories @OSCE 📷
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🇪🇺-🇦🇱 Further progress for Albania on its path to EU membership. The EU and Albania provisionally closed negotiations on chapter 20, covering enterprise and industry. See our website for more info ⤵️ link.europa.eu/vcN4TN
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At @UN Third Committee 🇦🇱reaffirmed its priorities: human rights and accountability, Women Peace and Security, minority rights and peaceful coexistence, human-centred AI and youth leadership. Proud to give Albania’s Youth Delegates the floor and bring the young voices directly into our work for a more inclusive future.
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🇺🇳Today Ambassador @suelajanina 🇦🇱 chaired the opening of the General Debate of @UN General Assembly’s Second Committee. As Chair, Ambassador Janina will lead the Committee’s work in close cooperation with the Vice-Chairs, Rapporteur and all delegations, fostering inclusive dialogue and practical solutions on sustainable development, financing for development and accelerating the SDGs. Albania is proud to contribute to advancing effective multilateralism and delivering results for sustainable development. #UNGA81 #SecondCommittee
🌍 The Second Committee gets down to work at 🇺🇳 #UNGA81. Over the coming weeks, delegates will address issues ranging from economic growth & financing for development to sustainable development, poverty eradication & more. Follow the discussions ➡️ un.org/en/ga/second
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The UN is the one place where all nations – large and small – can come together to shape a vision for our common future. Throughout last week’s #UNGA, leaders from every corner of the globe delivered their message to the world from the General Assembly Hall.
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Friday's International Day of Non-Violence marks the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, a leader who remained committed to the principle of non-violence, even in the most difficult circumstances. un.org/en/observances/non-vi…
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📍Pržno, Montenegro -- At the #Berlin Process Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, I reaffirmed Albania’s unwavering commitment to a more secure, competitive, and interconnected Western Balkans. The security of the Western Balkans and the security of Europe are inseparable. In an increasingly complex geopolitical environment, the answer to our shared challenges lies in stronger cooperation, greater unity, and a more resilient Europe. And for us, it has a name: #enlargement. Not as a favour or a reward, but as a merit-based process anchored in meaningful and impactful reforms, while being also a strategic investment for Europe’s security, stability, and long-term competitiveness. One of the most important lessons of the Berlin Process is that #European integration begins at home, long before accession. It is advanced through practical cooperation, mobility and people-to-people contacts, mutual recognition of diplomas, connectivity, and the Common Regional Market, otherwise, tangible achievements that improve citizens’ lives, deepen regional ties, and bring our societies ever closer to the European Union. For Albania, the question is no longer whether the Western Balkans belong in the European Union. That question was answered in Thessaloniki twenty-three years ago. The real question today is whether we all together have the courage, determination, and political will to fulfil Europe’s promise and complete the last part of the unification of our continent. We owe the next generation more than another promise of European perspective. We owe them the certainty of a European future, built on peace, prosperity, democratic values, and a shared destiny. 🇦🇱🇪🇺 -- 📍Pržno, Mali i Zi — Në takimin e Ministrave të Jashtëm të Procesit të Berlinit, rikonfirmova angazhimin e palëkundur të #Shqipërisë për një Ballkan Perëndimor më të sigurt, më konkurrues dhe më të ndërlidhur. Siguria e Ballkanit Perëndimor dhe siguria e Evropës janë të pandashme. Në një mjedis gjithnjë e më kompleks gjeopolitik, përgjigjja ndaj sfidave tona të përbashkëta qëndron te bashkëpunimi më i fortë, uniteti më i madh dhe një Evropë më e qëndrueshme dhe më e aftë për t’u përballur me sfidat. Dhe për ne, kjo ka një emër: #zgjerimi. Jo si një favor apo shpërblim, por si një proces i bazuar në merita dhe i mbështetur në reforma kuptimplota e me ndikim, duke qenë njëkohësisht një investim strategjik për sigurinë, stabilitetin dhe konkurrueshmërinë afatgjatë të #Evropës. Një nga mësimet më të rëndësishme të Procesit të Berlinit është se integrimi evropian fillon në shtëpi, shumë përpara anëtarësimit. Ai përparon përmes bashkëpunimit praktik, lëvizshmërisë dhe kontakteve mes njerëzve, njohjes së ndërsjellë të diplomave, ndërlidhjes dhe Tregut të Përbashkët Rajonal, pra, përmes arritjeve konkrete që përmirësojnë jetën e qytetarëve, thellojnë lidhjet rajonale dhe i afrojnë gjithnjë e më shumë shoqëritë tona me Bashkimin Evropian. Për Shqipërinë, pyetja nuk është më nëse Ballkani Perëndimor i përket Bashkimit Evropian. Kjo pyetje mori përgjigje në Selanik, njëzet e tre vjet më parë. Pyetja e vërtetë sot është nëse të gjithë së bashku kemi guximin, vendosmërinë dhe vullnetin politik për ta përmbushur premtimin e #Evropës dhe për të përfunduar pjesën e fundit të bashkimit të kontinentit tonë. Brezit të ardhshëm i detyrohemi më shumë se një tjetër premtimi për përspektivën Evropiane. I detyrohemi sigurisë së një të ardhmeje evropiane, të ndërtuar mbi paqen, prosperitetin, vlerat demokratike dhe një fat të përbashkët. 🇦🇱🇪🇺
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A distinct pleasure to welcome #Ambassador Eric Wendt to Albania and to the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs for our first meeting. The United States remains one of Albania’s closest and most valued strategic partners. Our relationship rests on shared democratic values, a strong security partnership within #NATO, and a longstanding friendship between our peoples. The American imprint on key and defining moments of #Albania’s history is indelible and remains a powerful foundation for our strong and ever-deepening strategic partnership. For Albania, membership in the #European Union as the top national priority, and a strong, enduring transatlantic partnership are two sides of the same coin. We remain firmly committed to further strengthening our strategic partnership and transatlantic bonds in the years ahead. I look forward to working together to further deepen our bilateral ties, including to expand economic and investment opportunities, strengthen cooperation on regional security and stability and address the global challenges that require close coordination among allies. I wish Ambassador Wendt every success in his mission and look forward to a close, productive and enduring cooperation. 🇦🇱🇺🇸 #Together -- Një kënaqësi e veçantë të mirëpres Ambasadorin Eric Wendt në Shqipëri dhe në Ministrinë për Evropën dhe Punët e Jashtme, në takimin tonë të parë. Shtetet e Bashkuara mbeten një nga partnerët strategjikë më të afërt dhe më të çmuar të Shqipërisë. Marrëdhënia jonë mbështetet në vlera të përbashkëta demokratike, në një partneritet të fortë të sigurisë brenda NATO-s dhe në një miqësi të kahershme mes popujve tanë. Gjurmët e Shteteve të Bashkuara në momente kyçe dhe përcaktuese të historisë së Shqipërisë janë të pashlyeshme dhe mbeten një themel i fuqishëm për partneritetin tonë strategjik, të fortë dhe gjithnjë e më të thelluar. Pres të punojmë ngushtë së bashku për të thelluar më tej marrëdhëniet tona dypalëshe, përfshirë për të zgjeruar mundësitë ekonomike dhe të investimeve, për të forcuar bashkëpunimin për sigurinë dhe stabilitetin rajonal, si dhe për t’iu përgjigjur sfidave globale që kërkojnë koordinim të ngushtë mes aleatëve. Për Shqipërinë, anëtarësimi në Bashkimin Evropian, si përparësia jonë kryesore kombëtare, dhe një partneritet i fortë e i qëndrueshëm transatlantik janë dy anë të së njëjtës medalje. Mbetemi plotësisht të angazhuar për forcimin e mëtejshëm të partneritetit tonë strategjik me Shtetet e Bashkuara dhe të lidhjeve tona transatlantike në vitet që vijnë. I uroj Ambasadorit Wendt çdo sukses në misionin e tij dhe pres me kënaqësi një bashkëpunim të afërt, produktiv dhe të qëndrueshëm. 🇦🇱🇺🇸 #Sëbashku
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📍 New York -- A fruitful exchange with Dame Karen Pierce @KarenPierceUK, UK Special Envoy for the Western Balkans. We discussd about the excellent and steadily growing relations between Albania and the United Kingdom, the developments and current dynamics across the Western Balkans, the importance of regional cooperation and connectivity, and our shared commitment to peace, stability, security and prosperity in the region. We also exchanged views on the challenges and opportunities ahead, and on the value of continued close coordination between #Albania and the UK in support of a more stable, secure and European Western Balkans. Our partnership with the UK remains an important part of Albania’s engagement in the region and beyond.
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📍 New York -- More than two decades after its creation, the #AdriaticCharter remains a valuable pillar of regional security and Euro-Atlantic cooperation. At the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the #AdriaticCharter, organized today under the chairmanship of #Croatia, I highlighted that security today extends far beyond conventional threats. To meet today’s challenges, from #cyber threats and energy security to Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI), we must continue strengthening the Charter’s relevance and effectiveness, just as we must deepen and broaden regional cooperation as a whole. Yet security in the Western Balkans requires more than resilience. It also requires inclusion. Lasting stability can only be achieved when all countries and societies in the region are fully integrated into the frameworks of cooperation, security, and shared responsibility that underpin our common future. In this respect, #Kosovo’s membership application has been pending for too long. Advancing this issue would reinforce regional cohesion and strengthen our collective capacity to address shared security challenges. 🇦🇱🇪🇺 An open, adaptable, stronger and more inclusive A5 means a safer #WesternBalkans and remains vital to our shared Euro-Atlantic future. #A5 #NATO
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📍New York -- Important briefing at the Board of Peace, together with the National Committee for the Administration of #Gaza and the Office of the High Representative, focused on ongoing and planned efforts to address one of the most pressing and complex international crises of our time. The multifaceted international efforts seeks to respond to immediate humanitarian needs while laying the foundations for lasting security, stability, economic recovery, and sustainable development in Gaza. #Albania is actively supporting these efforts, including through its contribution to the International Stabilization Force (#ISF), in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2803 (2025) and President Trump’s 20-point plan. We remain committed to working closely with our partners to translate these commitments into timely and tangible improvements in the lives of the people of Gaza, helping create the conditions for a more secure, stable, and prosperous future for all.
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📍New York -- A pleasure to meet with Kaja Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, for a timely and substantive exchange. Our discussions focused on the situation and current dynamics in the #WesternBalkans, the challenges facing the region, and the importance of continued close coordination in support of peace, stability and security. We underlined the importance of concretising the EU perspective for the entire region, sustaining the momentum of the enlargement process, advancing reforms and anchoring the Western Balkans firmly within the #European family. #Albania remains fully committed to its ongoing EU accession process and to contributing constructively to regional cooperation, as well as to a stronger, more united and more secure #Europe. #Albania2030
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📍New York -- A pleasure to meet with Joe Wilson @RepJoeWilson, United States Representative for South Carolina, senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, as well as a longstanding friend of #Albania and the Albanian people. We had a very useful discussion on Albania’s continued path of reforms, with particular emphasis on the country’s unprecedented justice reform, a transformative process that has become a cornerstone of our democratic consolidation. We also exchanged views on the latest developments in the region and underscored the importance of strengthening the rule of law, democratic institutions, and good governance as essential foundations for sustainable progress, stability, and prosperity, as well as core pillars of Albania’s EU #accession process. I thanked Congressman Wilson for his contribution in strengthening the close partnership between our two countries. We highly value his longstanding commitment to the Western Balkans and his continued engagement in promoting peace, security, and democratic development in the region. 🇦🇱🇺🇸
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📍New York -- On the margins of #UNGA81, I was pleased to meet with H.E. Jeyhun Bayramov @Bayramov_Jeyhun, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 🇦🇱🇦🇿 Our discussion reaffirmed the excellent relations between #Albania and #Azerbaijan and our shared commitment to further strengthening political dialogue, economic cooperation and people-to-people ties. Reflecting the growing depth and maturity of our partnership, we expressed our determination to further advance our relations, building on the strong foundations already established between our two countries. We reviewed progress across a number of areas of mutual interest, particularly in energy, the economy, connectivity and tourism, and highlighted the significant potential to further expand cooperation in all sectors that contribute to economic growth, #energy security and regional interconnectivity. We exchanged views on regional and international developments, including the current dynamics between Azerbaijan and #Armenia, reaffirming our support for dialogue, international law and diplomacy as essential instruments for promoting peace, stability and sustainable development.
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📍New York – An insightful meeting with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk @volker_turk. I congratulated the High Commissioner on the renewal of his mandate and reaffirmed Albania’s steadfast support for an independent, effective and adequately resourced Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. We exchanged views on the global human rights agenda and #Albania’s longstanding cooperation with #OHCHR, including its engagement with UN human rights mechanisms and organs, especially our active role as a member of Human Rights Council. I reaffirmed Albania’s unwavering dedication to the promotion and protection of human rights, human dignity and fundamental freedoms, as well as to a credible, effective and rules-based multilateral system capable of addressing today’s complex global challenges. We also discussed the Global Alliance for Human Rights, underlining the importance of stronger international cooperation and ensuring that human rights remain at the heart of the United Nations’ work.
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📍New York -- At the meeting of the Rome #Coalition on Fertilisers and Food Access, co-chaired by #Italy and #Croatia, I highlighted that food security has become a matter of security, resilience and connectivity. Recent disruptions affecting key maritime corridors, from the Strait of #Hormuz to the Red Sea and the Black Sea, have once again demonstrated the close link between security, global trade and food systems. These developments have far-reaching consequences, threatening supply chains, fertiliser availability, agricultural production and, ultimately, consumers around the world. For #Albania, as a country deeply integrated into regional and international markets, the security of maritime routes, freedom of navigation and open trade corridors are of fundamental importance. This is why we believe the Rome Coalition has an increasingly important role to play, not only in responding to crises, but also in strengthening collective preparedness, resilience and long-term food security. In an interconnected world, #food security cannot be separated from economic security. The global economy, and our shared prosperity, depend on secure routes, reliable supplies and resilient food systems.
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📍New York -- Regional cooperation is no longer simply a matter of good neighbourly relations; it is a strategic necessity. I was pleased to take part in the joint #CEI and #SEECP meeting organised under the chairmanship of Romania. In a world shaped by growing uncertainty, war, hybrid threats, cyber-attacks and economic pressures, our response must be clear: more cooperation, not fragmentation; more dialogue, not confrontation; and more practical action, not merely political declarations. For #Albania, regional cooperation remains a cornerstone of our foreign policy and a strategic investment in the peace, security, resilience and prosperity of the #WesternBalkans and Europe as a whole. #Regional cooperation and EU accession are mutually reinforcing: stronger regional ties help advance the European perspective, while the prospect of EU membership provides a powerful impetus for cooperation, reform and connectivity. Trust enables cooperation, cooperation strengthens resilience, and resilience creates opportunities for our citizens. #UNGA81
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📍New York -- In the capacity of co-founder of the Group of Friends on #Accountability following Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, we partcipated in a High Level Side Event on accountabiity for Ukrainian children. #Albania remains steadfast in defending justice, upholding international law and supporting victims. Four and a half years into #Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, accountability remains not only a legal imperative but also a moral and political necessity. The unlawful deportations and forcible transfers to Russia of #Ukrainian children from occupied territories represents an assault not only on individual children but on the future of an entire nation. Efforts to reshape identities, sever cultural and family ties, and undermine the fundamental rights of the child are wrong, reprehensible, legally and morally. Accountability is not an obstacle to peace. It delivers justice, establishes the truth, deters future violations and makes peace durable. #UNGA81 #Ukraine #Accountability
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📍New York -- Gjatë Javës së Nivelit të Lartë në kuadër të #UNGA81, Shqipëria nënshkroi Deklaratën e Përbashkët për Partneritetin mbi Mundësitë e Inteligjencës Artificiale, duke iu bashkuar Shteteve të Bashkuara, partnerëve evropianë dhe një sërë vendesh të tjera në angazhimin për ta vënë inteligjencën artificiale në shërbim të mirëqenies dhe sigurisë ekonomike. Për #Shqipërinë, ky partneritet hap mundësi të reja për nxitjen e inovacionit, tërheqjen e investimeve dhe zhvillimin e aftësive që u duhen qytetarëve dhe bizneseve për të përfituar nga inteligjenca artificiale. Ai i shton gjithashtu një dimension të rëndësishëm bashkëpunimit me Shtetet e Bashkuara, në një fushë që po ndikon gjithnjë e më shumë në ekonomi dhe në të ardhmen e shoqërive tona. Në rrugën e transformimit digjital dhe të anëtarësimit në BE, Shqipëria e sheh teknologjinë e besueshme si një mjet të fuqishëm për shërbime publike më të mira, një ekonomi më konkurruese dhe zhvillim të qëndrueshëm. Dje, duke folur në Debatin e Përgjithshëm të Asamblesë së Përgjithshme, Kryeministri Rama @ediramaal bëri thirrje për “një #marrëveshje ndërkombëtare për një inteligjencë artificiale sovrane e demokratike”, duke përcaktuar disa piketa themelore të domosdoshme: - Së pari, qytetarët duhet të dinë kur përmbajtja politike me ndikim është gjeneruar artificialisht apo është manipuluar në përmbajtjen e saj. - Së dyti, arkitektura e shpërndarjes duhet të bëhet transparente. Qytetarët dhe shtetet duhet të kenë mundësi të dinë kush e krijoi, financoi, kush e shënjestroi apo amplifikoi artificialisht përmbajtjen politike me ndikim. - Së treti, çdo përdorim me ndikim i inteligjencës artificiale nga një institucion publik duhet të ruajë një zinxhir të qartë llogaridhënieje njerëzore dhe ligjore. - Së katërti, demokracitë duhet të krijojnë një sistem të përbashkët paralajmërimi të hershëm, në mënyrë që të dhënat e manipulimit të drejtuar nga inteligjenca artificiale të mund të rrugëtojnë midis të gjitha vendeve me mendësi të njëjtë po aq shpejt sa edhe vetë manipulimi. #Shqipëria mbetet e gatshme të punojë me partnerët për ta kthyer këtë ambicie të përbashkët në mundësi konkrete, veçanërisht për të rinjtë dhe sipërmarrësit, duke kontribuar në një të ardhme ku përfitimet e inteligjencës artificiale të jenë të arritshme për të gjithë. 🇦🇱
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As @POTUS said at #UNGA81, “Whoever wins Super Intelligence wins.” And the world is choosing American SI. Last week in New York, 19 more countries signed into our vision for SI development — one that favors innovation, entrepreneurship, and keeping regulation pro-growth and business friendly. That’s more than 50 countries and counting. More markets for American technology. More jobs for American workers. That’s what winning looks like. That’s America First.
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📍 New York -- Always a pleasure to meet with US friends and colleagues. One day after the signing of the Artemis Accords, I had a fruitful discussion with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western, Central and Southern #Europe, Daniel Lawton. We discussed opportunities to further strengthen our strategic #partnership, the situation and current dynamics in the Western Balkans, and the importance of continued close coordination on shared priorities. A strong Albania–US partnership remains an important pillar of our engagement, including as #NATO allies, for a more secure, stable and prosperous region.
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