Washington supports the "Open Balkans" for all the countries of the region, accuses dictator Hoxha of trying to poison Albania-USA friendship

"The relationship between Albania and the USA has progressed a lot in these 31 years". This is what the American ambassador declared yesterday at the "Albania-USA" conference that took place in Tirana within the framework of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of relations between the two countries. US Chief Diplomat Kim expressed her emotions about the scenes of 1991, where hundreds of Albanians welcomed Secretary of State James Baker in the square. "Hoxha's regime closed the country and tried to poison the friendship between Albanians and Americans. In 1991 there was a new beginning. Even though I have seen thousands of photographs, I am still deeply touched by the photos of 300 thousand Albanians. They gathered in Skanderbeg Square to say that we are with you, to hear Secretary Baker that freedom works", she declared. The ambassador also emphasized that there is still a lot to do. "31 years after the fall of communism, there is still much to do. Think how much we have progressed, said the US ambassador, Yuri Kim, among others. Among other things, Yuri Kim, behind the doors of the conference, said that he supports the right in the Western Balkans and integration in Europe. We support the right of the Western Balkans to be integrated in Europe. We will try to erase every barrier left by the Open Balkans for all the countries of the region", underlined the American ambassador in Tirana, Yuri Kim. We recall that diplomatic relations between the United States of America and Albania were restored on March 15, 1991, after an interruption of 52 years. Initially, diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on July 28, 1922. Albania-USA relations begin in the early years of the 20th century,