The Regional Development Programme in Northern Albania, an important reform initiative of 4 million euros funded by the Austrian and Swiss Governments, marked its successful completion today at a closing conference. The conference brought together government representatives, the Minister of State for Local Government, Mr. Bledi Çuçi, the Austrian and Swiss ambassadors, heads of Qarks, local government representatives and civil society organisations. It offered an exposé of the achievements and impact, challenges and recommendations the 4-year program implemented in the qarks of Shkodër and Lezhë.