Tirana – The strengthening of judicial cooperation between Italy and Albania today bears the sign of the fight against terrorism and violent extremism. Today, the Italian Minister of Justice Andrea Orlando and the National Anti-Mafia Prosecutor and Counterterrorism Franco Roberti are on a mission to Tirana for series of meetings with the principal Albanian institutions to give a concrete sign of commitment and cooperation in the fight against jihadi terrorism. Orlando and Roberti iare meeting Prime Minister Edi Rama, the Justice Minister Ylli Manjani and the Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri. The talks with the Albanian authorities will be an opportunity to compare legislative and investigative experiences of countering radicalization, the phenomenon of foreign fighters and its possible ties to organized crime. (9Colonne)
