Chinese Ambassador to Albania Jiang Yu on Wednesday voiced hope that China and Albania would enhance economic and trade cooperation under the "Belt and Road" initiative and in the framework of "16+1" mechanism.
She made the remarks while meeting here with Albanian Minister of Economic Development and Tourism Milva Ekonomi.
China sees Albania as an important partner as the two countries have great potential for cooperation in the fields of transport infrastructure, industrial parks, and tourism, among others, Jiang said.
She said she hoped China-Albania economic and trade cooperation would set a good example for collaboration between China and the Central and Eastern European countries.
Ekonomi said the Albanian government paid great attention to economic and trade relations with China.
"Albania welcomes the investment of Chinese enterprises and hopes to further strengthen cooperation for construction of highways, airports, ports and other infrastructure facilities," said the economy minister.
Jiang said that despite the contraction of foreign investment, Chinese companies had continued to increase their investment in Albania, showing confidence in Albania's development prospects.
The Chinese Embassy in Albania said it aimed to strengthen cooperation with the Albanian Ministry of Economy to coordinate important bilateral programs of development.
