North Macedonia and Albania sign agreement on joint border checks and crossing points

In Peshkopi, Albania, an agreement was signed today between North Macedonia and Albania on establishing joint border crossing points and conducting joint checks.

The document was signed by the responsible ministers, Pançe Toshkovski and Besfort Lamallari.

Through this agreement, the aim is to build a more modern, safer and more functional model for border management, with direct benefits for citizens, the economy and the institutions of both countries.

This agreement is also expected to help ease the movement of people and goods, reduce waiting times at the border and strengthen inter-institutional cooperation.

This development completes the expansion of this model to neighboring countries that are not part of the Schengen area, as it is already in operation with Serbia and Kosovo.

The authorities expressed gratitude to the teams that worked on drafting the agreement and highlighted the importance of regional cooperation.