mayor of tirana mr. erion veliaj visits china everbright limited

29 october 2016 – mayor of tirana (capital of albania) mr. erion veliaj, general director of the economic development directorate, municipality of tirana mr. enkelejd musabelliu, ceo of the water supply company mr. redi molla and other senior government officials visited china everbright limited ( “cel”, stock code: 165.hk) and had a meeting with mr. gao yunlong, vice-chairman and general manager of china everbright group and mr. chen shuang, executive director and chief executive officer of cel .



mr. gao yunlong expressed a warm welcome to all the guests and had a brief introduction on the status of cel’s acquisition of tirana international airport shpk (“tia”), as well as showing his gratitude to the tirana government for their support in the project execution. cel completed the acquisition of 100% shares in tia this october, mr. gao hopes that this marked a starting point to further expand the bilateral cooperation in other areas.
 
mr. chen shuang had an in-depth discussion with the mayor on the operation and future development plans of tia after the acquisition, and he expects the introduction of direct passenger and cargo flights from china to tirana can drive further development of albania's tourism and logistics industry. commencing from the cooperation with tia, cel will be further exploring other investment opportunities such as water treatment and introduction of new energy vehicles in albania in the future.
 
mr. erion veliaj believed that the acquisition of tia is a mutual success to cel and the tirana government, and he welcome chinese enterprises with strong capabilities like china everbright group to invest in tirana continuously. moreover, mr. erion veliaj had a detailed introduction on the development of new energy vehicles and water supply company in tirana, hoping to expand the cooperation with china everbright group in these two aspects.



mr. gao yunlong and mr. chen shuang visited albania and met with prime minister edi rama in july this year. this time, the visit of mr. erion veliaj, mayor of tirana to cel showed the trust and friendly collaboration between the two parties. backed by the comprehensive financial strength of china everbright group, together with cel’s international platform and professional teams, cel will be able to explore more investment opportunities in other areas in tirana, as well as maintaining a long-term, win-win cooperation relationship.