TIRANA, Jan. 6 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Albania refuted on Monday the news that Albanian Embassies in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Croatia will be closed.

"Ministry of Foreign Affairs want to inform public opinion regarding some rumors published in the written media on the possible closure of some embassies of the Republic of Albania,"it said in a statement.

The ministry"has not taken any decision that would lead to the closure of the Embassies of Republic of Albania. We appeal to the media to be more correct with such news,"it said.

Some Albanian dailies are quoted as saying that Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was preparing a draft on the closure of three embassies, namely those in Croatia, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina due to insufficient budget.