Lisbon, 10 July 2023
The Minister of Local Government Administration, Elbert Krasniqi, is on an official visit to Portugal, to meet state dignitaries in Lisbon.
Minister Krasniqi started the official visit by being received in a meeting by the Minister of Territorial Cohesion of Portugal, Ana Abrunhosa.
Minister Krasniqi initially thanked Minister Abrunhosa for the reception and cooperation, hence enabling the visit of the MLGA staff who will carry out a study visit to Portugal within the framework of transnational programs.
On the other hand, Minister Abrunhosa thanked Minister Krasniqi for the visit and expressed full readiness for deepening the cooperation between the two countries.
The key topics of this meeting were the transformation of municipalities from urban to green municipalities, local economic development, social cohesion and cooperation in transnational initiatives.
Additionally, Minister Krasniqi has invited Minister Abrunhosa to the ‘City to City Diplomacy’ conference which will be organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and which aims to unite municipalities from different countries in a conference which is organized for the time first in this format.
At the end of the meeting, the two ministers agreed to deepen cooperation in areas of common interest.