Agreed Minutes of the meeting of the Greek-Albanian permanent Commission on the transboundary freshwater issues.

The Greek-Albanian permanent Commission on the transboundary freshwater issues, established under Article 1 of the Agreement on the establishment of the permanent Greek-Albanian Commission on transboundary freshwater issues, held its first meeting on April 10, 2008 in Tirana. Both delegations expressed their will to pursue their collaboration on the protection of their transboundary watercourses and lakes. With this view, the two Parties agreed to create a sub commission aiming at the coordination and the production of a single management plan related to the whole river basin district. Also, a study should be prepared concerning the monitoring of the environmental parameters of the Prespa Lakes. The sub commission is also mandated to define the technical parameters of this study. Among the other issues discussed, the Albanian side raised the issue of irrigation in the region of Korça, especially the need for the use of waters from Little Prespa, as well as the need of harmonisation of fishing periods.