Albania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Edmond Panariti attended Transatlantic Dinner hosted in Rome by the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Giulio Terzi. This activity was attended by foreign ministers of NATO and EU member countries. The participants discussed on the current issues in the security field which are in the agenda of NATO and European Union and especially on the crisis in Syria, situation in Afghanistan and the fight against terrorism.
During the dinner, Minister Panariti met with the U.S. State Secretary, Mr. John Kerry. Both interlocutors assessed the excellent relations between the two countries. They highlighted that both governments share common positions on issues related to the Western Balkans region and beyond.
Minister Panariti emphasized that one of the main priorities of the Albanian government is strengthening of relations with all the countries of the region through an open and constructive policy. In this context, it has aimed to the promoting of cohesion of the Albanian factor in the region in the service of the stability and the spirit of understanding among these countries. Also, he said that Albanian government has encouraged and welcomed the established dialogue between the highest authorities of Kosovo and Serbia.
State Secretary Kerry acknowledged the constructive role of Albania serving peace and stability in the region. He assessed positively the partnership offered by Albania as a NATO member state for the protection of peace, security and democratic values in various regions of the world.   
Also, Minister Panariti held a meeting with the EU High Representative for the Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Baroness Catherine Ashton. During the meeting, Minister Panariti stressed that Albanian government is fully committed for the speeding up of the European integration process of the country. He added also that another major challenge in the country remains the organization of free and fair parliamentary elections.     
On her part, Baroness Ashton confirmed the support for the advancement of Albania’s European integration process and encouraged the Albanian political establishment to find consensus on the accomplishing of all priorities set by the European Commission. She informed about her plan to visit soon Albania focusing on the issues of European integration and upcoming parliamentary elections in the meetings with state authorities. Source; Government