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Tirana, May 27 NOA/ By Rid Bulku -

Prime Minister Sali Berisha hailed on Thursday a decision of the College of EU Commissioners to lift the visa regime for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina while affirming that "three outstanding requirements imposed on Albanian authorities are being seriously considered by the government".

Speaking at a news conference after the European Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs Cecilia Malmstrom announced adoption of the proposal to lift visa regime for Albania and Bosnia, Prime Minister Berisha said that "the decision marks the greatest historic achievement and it is a promise kept by the Albanian government".

He expressed gratitude to the European Commission and governments of EU member states for this historic decision announced today in Brussels emphasizing that "without their extraordinary help and contribution, this decision would have been impossible".