Republic of Albania

Ministry of Economic Co-operation and Trade

The Minister

Tirana, 17th December 1999

Mr. Olivier Dupuis

Member of the European Parliament

Strasbourg

Dear Mr. Dupuis,

I have received your kind letter and I would like to thank you very much for the efforts you have made to keep the accession of Albania to WTO at the attention of the Commission. I hope we will be in touch and follow the developments on the matter.

Meantime, it gives me a great pleasure to send you and your family my very best wishes for a merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. May the start of new Millennium bring peace, social progress and prosperity.

Please accept, dear friend, the assurances of my high esteem.

Cordially

Ermelinda Meksi