Thursday, March 18, 2010

Albania - Deputy Foreign Minister Mrs. Edith Harxhi Chairs the Albanian Delegation in the Meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

On 17 March 2010 , in the UN Headquarters in Geneva , Switzerland it was organized the final stage of the reporting cycle on Albania , in accordance with the mechanisms of the Human Right Council.

The Albanian delegation was chaired by Mrs. Edith Harxhi, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. The delegation was composed by representatives of Line Ministries and the Albanian Mission in Geneva .

In its presentation at the Human Rights Commission, Mrs. Harxhi emphasized the measures taken by the Albanian Government and Parliament for the protection and promotion of Human Rights in Albania as well as the implementation of the recommendation addressed to our country during the presentation of the main National Report on 2 December 2009 .

The Delegations from USA , Morocco , Algeria , Montenegro , Macedonia and Senegal commended our country’s achievements for the protection and consolidation of fundamental human rights and freedoms.

The President of the Human Rights Council, Mr. Alex van Meuwen thanked the Albanian Delegation for the prestigious presentation in the Human Rights Commission; then, the Human Rights Commission approved the final Document on our country’s Reporting under the UPR mechanisms for the year 2010.

Source:isria.com/

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