Washington urges Albania’s opposition to approve reforms

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The United States on Friday increased its pressure on Albania’s main opposition party to approve a package of judicial reforms needed to convince the European Union to start membership talks.
Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland told Democratic Party leader Lulzim Basha that the package was “a top priority in U.S.-Albanian relations and for Albania’s progress toward the EU,” according to a statement from the U.S. embassy in Tirana.
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