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U.S. gives Albania 3 mln USD to support fight against corruption, organized crime

Xinhua, December 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

The U.S. government has allocated additional funding worth 3 million U.S. dollars to Albania in order to support the latter's fight to end corruption and organized crime, the Albanian interior ministry said Monday.

The fund is allocated under the bilateral Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement agreement, and will be used to support efforts to strengthen the country's criminal justice system, the ministry explained in a press release.

Meanwhile, deputy interior minister Elona Gjebrea spoke at a hearing at the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Policy on Monday where she said the agreement aimed also at strengthening Albania's anti-corruption agencies.

The bilateral agreement with the United States ensures the continuation of judicial system reforms. The assistance and support to the criminal justice sector includes the donation of equipment, technical assistance, and advice from U.S. experts, the deputy minister was quoted by local media as saying. Endit