During an event in New York, Prime Minister Edi Rama also spoke about the protests in Tirana that have been going on for months. The chants "Albania of Albanians" are disgusting to Prime Minister Rama. Below are excerpts from his speech.
Leaving behind piles of dead birds that became the shame of our country, today the country protests for biodiversity after we stopped hunting, after we increased protected areas, after we stopped the exploitation of forests, after we tripled the number of birds and animals in our country, after we multiplied the area of recovered forests, we now have a new feeling and Albania.
People want more. Albania where people lived with the idea that good is that it could be worse. It no longer exists. Great success as it is certainly a great success that we are much closer than we were with the diaspora. We are preparing the diaspora bond to include the participation of the diaspora in the country at another level.
We started with 12 billion dollars of GDP. It has increased by 2.5 times. Bringing more investments. We are preparing to throw billions into the country not only with the famous Kushner project, but also with other big ones that we have in the process. Things are very clear that we have gone through a time of humiliation, we were pointing fingers in Europe. Anyone who wanted to win an election in Europe found it easy to point to Albanians as the black sheep. We need to make choices. To dream much more, to make the GDP that high, much more with more courage.
Without excluding in a meaningless ideological battle the development and protection of the environment without blaming the foreigners who come and are taking our land. I have heard a more disgusting and shameful slogan Albania belongs to the Albanians. If it were the same thing where the Albanians went beyond we would not have been able to do anything. Imagine if America shouted at the Albanians to go home. Or the Italians, the Greeks? Where would we be? In a neo-Nazi era 4.0. no, Albania belongs to God and the friend. It is the home of the Albanian, but there must be room for everyone who comes and goes.
