Macedonian Minister of Transport and Communications Mile Janakieski and his Albanian counterpart Sokol Olldashi signed Friday in Ohrid a cooperation agreement in the field of postal and electronic communications, as part of countries' European agenda.

- Under the agreement, both countries are obliged to implement policies to ensure and develop the postal and electronic services between Macedonia and Albania in line with our own positive legal regulations and European directives, said Minister Janakieski after signing the agreement.

He added that the agreement would boost the bilateral cooperation in terms of reviewing scientific and technical issues in the field of postal and electronic communications, which might emerge while implementing the agreement, for realisation of joint projects, improvement of the coopperation between the national post offices, facilitation of the transit and heightened security of post packages as well as cooperation within mobile telephony, satellite system and connection of optical lines.

Given the occasion, Albanian Transport Minister Olldashi said the signed document was a huge step forward in resuming the cooperation between the two ministries.

- We also discussed other opportunities for cooperation in several joint infrastructural projects, such as Pogradec - Ohrid shipping line, Skopje - Debar - Tirana highway as well as involvement in the ongoing project for construction of railroad line from Kicevo to the Albanian border, stated Olldashi. //04.10.09 MiNa