Managing Director of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), Dr. Martin Ledolter, wich is part of the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) and Mrs. Astrid Wein, Director of the ADC office in Tirana, visited today Kulel village of Bushat Commune - Shkodra District - the known museum house of the Albanian poet and Catholic priest, Dom Ndre Mjeda, which is undergoing restoration.
Dom Nik Ukgjini, known priest, also Director of the Museum "Ndre Mjeda", stated that this investment will revive the identity of the house of the great poet of the Albanian letters, Ndre Mjeda.
Astrid Wein, left; Martin Ledolter, middle; Photo, Mark Gasper |
Martin Ledolter stressed that "Austria is investing in this area in order to increase the flow of visitors, giving priority to the development of tourism".
Besides the museum center "Ndre Mjeda", Ledolter and Wein visited also several other influential projects in the District, financed by Austrian/Swiss program for Regional development (RDP) -- by watching closely the work being done in this area in the context of support that Austria is giving Albania in strengthening Regional development.