VALLETTA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Maltese President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca on Monday reiterated Malta's support for Albania's accession to the European Union (EU), and the country's technical assistance offer.

The words came when Albanian President Ilir Meta arrived in Malta for a state visit on Monday.

At a joint press conference, Coleiro Preca said she was looking forward to continued cooperation with Albania.

"It is essential for us to continue developing deep-rooted and mutually beneficial collaborations and partnerships, to ensure shared prosperity for our young people, and our nations," said Coleiro Preca.

The two presidents discussed a number of business sectors during their meeting, including financial services, digital gaming, healthcare, education and training, transhipment and logistics, tourism and hospitality and teach teaching of English as a foreign language, the Office of the President said.

Albania's potential accession to the European Union was also discussed. Coleiro Preca expressing her satisfaction at "the progress that Albania is making in conforming with the regulations of the European Union, hence moving it closer to membership within our European Family of nations".

Meta and Coleiro Preca also touched upon the subject of migration and discussed the need for united international efforts to address migration at its source in a "respectful and dignified way in the context of the upcoming global compacts".