Skopia Eyes Albanian Port

half greek · 07-19-2008, 02:49 PM

18 July 2008 Tirana _ Skopian President Branko Crvenkovski asked his Albanian counterpart on Thursday for facilitated access to Albania’s Durres port.

“The port of Durres should help the development of Skopia's economy,” said Crvenovski during a press conference

“The development of the eighth [European transportation] corridor remains important for the economic growth of both countries,” he added.

The eighth European transportation corridor starts at the port of Durres in Albania, passes through Skopia and ends in the Bulgarian port of Vargas.

The project follows the route of the “Via Egnatia”, one of most important roads of the Roman Empire.

The Skopian leader argued that the port of Durres, should not be seen only as an alternative to the port of Thessaloniki, due to the difficult relationship with Greece over the so-called ``name’’ row, but should be viewed as an opportunity for businesses on both sides of the Albanian- Skopian border.

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Napalm · 07-19-2008, 08:45 PM

Getting closer to the albanians and turks for that matter. Exactly what they want.

Prokomenos · 07-20-2008, 02:39 PM

They are attempting to have closer relationships with countries that have trouble with Greece.

half greek · 07-20-2008, 03:59 PM

History shows us that the Albanians and Bulgars side with the Turks against Greeks and Serbs.

Angelo · 07-21-2008, 04:12 AM

Lets see the skops built a decent road and infrastracture to connect with albania.The port of Durees can handle 10-12 ships per day.Thessaloniki port can handle double the ammount of ships and has state of the art facilities.