Prime Minister Edi Rama gave an interview to the Greek newspaper “Kathimerini” with the Greek journalist Pavlos Papadopoulos.

Speaking of his absence in the meeting in Athens, Rama said that he does not take it personally when it comes to politics, while emphasizing his position that he would not comport himself as Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

While expressing appreciation to the Greek Prime Minister, Rama emphasizes that friends should talk when there are differences between them.

“He just shouldn’t have done what he did. I don’t even imagine that in the same situation I would do the same thing. Friends should face each other, try to understand each other, talk. Kyriakos was a friend I liked and he is still a friend I like,” said Rama.

The Greek Prime Minister invited the leaders of the region and the EU to an informal dinner on Monday, but in the case of Albania, the invitation went to President Bajram Begaj, who elegantly refused, and not to Prime Minister Rama. By consequence, at the informal meeting on August 21, Albania was not represented.

The relations between the two countries have been getting a bit tense lately, in appearance because of the arrest of the elected head of the Municipality of Himara, Fredi Beleri, who, at the moment, is under Justice Accusation for buying votes.

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