High Inspector of Justice Mr. Artur Metani was a guest of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, where he delivered the speech “The role of the High Inspector of Justice in the framework of the reform in justice, the challenges of its progress and diplomacy in relation to it”.
Mr. Metani pointed out the importance that diplomatic communication should take for justice in Albania, especially at the stage where Albania’s negotiations with the EU are, as well as the attention that the Union has for the rule of law, which was concretized with the inclusion for the first time of Albania and other aspiring countries of the region, in the annual report of the European Commission on the rule of law.
“I am satisfied with the evaluations in the report as far as HIJ is concerned and I think that this encourages us to advance faster in the direction of adopting and consolidating EU standards on the rule of law. I think that the contacts we establish through today’s meeting serve us, together with the ambassadors, to present Albania as well as possible, also in terms of what is happening with the justice reform. Regarding this, such communications should be made with all justice institutions, so that the full panorama of the system comes in light. From the work visits that I have had to homologous institutions of justice in the countries of the European Union and beyond, I have noticed a high interest in understanding the developments of justice in Albania and the reform that has been carried out”, said Mr. Metani after also making a presentation of the functions of the Office of the High Inspector of Justice.
The Ambassador of Albania to the European Union and the Kingdom of Belgium, Mr. Ferit Hoxha, highlighted the EU’s attention to the rule of law in Albania, reflected also through the Report on the rule of law, which was published the day before, and appreciated the idea of the Inspector High Court of Justice for this type of cooperation with diplomacy to explain the progress and developments of the justice reform in the country and present the results because the negotiation process for EU membership will be judged on them.
Mr. Metani answered to the interest of the audience in the hall and that of the diplomatic representatives of Albania in the world, who participated in the activity online.
