sentences:  In September 2005, in her speech at the oath-taking ceremony as Speaker of the Albanian Assembly, Jozefina Çoba Topalli underlined her steady determination to be an advocate of the opposition, too.In the framework of parliamentary diplomacy, a novelty the Speaker of the Albanian Parliament brought into Albanian political life, Jozefina Topalli was engaged in the acceleration of the ratification by the EU states parliaments of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between Albania and the EU, as well as the NATO protocols for the accession of Albania into the North Atlantic alliance.She continues her lobbying for the recognition of the Republic of Kosovo.