TIRANA, Albania (Reuters) -- President George W. Bush arrived in Albania on Sunday, the first visit by a U.S. leader to the Balkan state that was once a closed, communist society but is now a close ally of the United States.
On the penultimate stop in Bush's eight-day European tour, Air Force One touched down in brilliant weather outside the capital, Tirana, and the president's motorcade drove into the city along a highway cleared of traffic.
"The streets were nearly empty: almost everyone was inside watching the arrival live on all of Albania's television channels. "
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