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Student from Macedonia asks Rama for a greater role for Albanians in the region...
A question from a student from North Macedonia has "embarrassed" Edi Rama. Focusing on the situation of Albanians there, she asked Edi Rama if he would dare to sit down with Albin Kurti as two brothers and talk to come up with a common position for Albanians. Her statement was made during a meeting with young people in Jalë.
Student Albana Elezi praised the support that official Tirana has provided over the years, but raised concern about the lack of a unified approach among Albanian leaders.
" Hello, Mr. Prime Minister. I am a student from North Macedonia. We cannot deny the support or endorsement of official Tirana, which has been an example to follow, however, official Pristina remained silent. My question is: will you have the courage to call Albin Kurti as a brother, sit down and talk together and maintain a common position? ", said the student.
She urged that political debates among Albanian leaders not affect issues related to the rights of Albanians in the region and called for a clear message for the future.
" Isn't it time to draw a red line for our rights once and for all? To end these debates among us and as young people to know clearly where we belong? We all say that only when we are together are we stronger. So today I am asking you with great sincerity: will you undertake to do this and if so, when will it happen? ", she said.
Her question also touched on the relations between Rama and Kurti, which in recent years have been accompanied by public clashes over regional issues and the manner of coordination between Albania and Kosovo.
In his response, Rama said that Albania must respect the institutions of other Albanian states and that he does not see the role of Tirana as an authority that should dictate decision-making.
" I have had my red line from the beginning. I do not begrudge anyone who has their own home. Kosovo has its own prime minister, it has its own institutions, and there was a time before I became prime minister, when Tirana told Kosovo what it had to do and went to Skopje and Tetovo to tell others what they had to do. These have been brutal years of regional politics, " Rama declared.
Speaking about Kurti, Rama said that despite political differences, there is a relationship of respect between them and that there is no exception to communication.
“Albinin gjithmonë e kam thënë, e takoj me shumë kënaqësi sepse na ecën muhabeti shumë mirë kur takohemi. Bëjmë shumë humor me njëri-tjetrin. Po të kishte një kamera që do të shihte kur takohemi, do të habitej e gjithë dynjaja. Por nuk jemi në kushtet që unë t’i them ‘hajde këtu ti’, as ai mua. Kemi respekt reciprok, por secili ka shtetin e vet, qeverinë e vet dhe mendjen e vet”, u shpreh kryeministri.
Studentja: Përshëndetje, i nderuar zoti Kryeministër. Unë jam Albana Elezi, jam studente nga Maqedonia e Veriut. Dhe nuk mund ta mohojmë mbështetjen apo përkrahjen e Tiranës zyrtare, e cila ka qenë për t'u marrë shembull, megjithatë Prishtina zyrtare heshti. Pyetja ime është: a do ta merrni guximin ta thërrisni Albin Kurtin si një vëlla, të uleni e ta bisedoni së bashku dhe ta mbani një qëndrim të përbashkët? Dhe më pas kësaj, nga influenca juaj që e keni të pamohueshme ta sillni tek ne, dhe gjithashtu edhe ndikimin që ka Albin Kurti të drejtpërdrejtë tek ne duke pasur edhe deputetë në Maqedoni. Gjithashtu e shfrytëzoj rastin t'i falënderoj të gjithë studentët të cilët kanë qenë në përkrahjen tonë, të kauzës sonë studentore në protestën që u mbajt në Tiranë, gjithashtu edhe në përkrahjen tonë që erdhi në Shkup. A nuk ka ardhur koha që njëherë e përgjithmonë të vendoset një vijë e kuqe për të drejtat tona? Të mbyllen këto debate mes nesh dhe si të rinj të dimë qartë se në cilin vend ne përkasim? Të gjithë themi se ne duhet të qëndrojmë bashkë dhe se vetëm kur jemi bashkë jemi më të fortë. Ndaj unë sot po ju pyes me shumë sinqeritet, se a do të merrni përsipër ta bëni këtë? Dhe nëse po, atëherë kur do të ndodhë? Shumë faleminderit.
Edi Rama: Unë qysh në krye të herës e kam pasur vijën time të kuqe. Unë nuk bëj babën e askujt që ka shtëpinë e vet. Kosova ka kryeministrin e vet, ka institucionet e veta, dhe ka pasur një kohë përpara se sa unë të bëhesha kryeministër, kur nga Tirana i tregohej Kosovës se çfarë duhej me bë, edhe i shkohej në Shkup e në Tetovë dhe i tregohej atyre atje se çfarë duhet me bë. Kanë qenë vite shumë brutale për nga vulgariteti i politikës së jashtme në tërësi, dhe politikës rajonale në veçanti. Brutalisht injorancë. Që ka sjellë vetëm dëme. Është e vërtetë që unë jam bërë sebep, ose më saktë nuk jam bërë unë sebep, por bashkarisht me të gjitha forcat politike në Maqedoni kemi pasur një tryezë përpara formimit të qeverisë mbas zgjedhjeve, nuk e kujtoj ekzakt tani vitin, ku unë thjesht kam lehtësuar uljen së bashku dhe komunikimin mes tyre.
What was called the Tirana Platform, which was actually a document agreed upon between all Albanian parties in Macedonia on what they had in common. So that whoever would propose to enter the government, would not be able to do the well-known technique of 'divide and rule'. So, no one would enter the government without getting a guarantee that those points of the document would not... that they would be considered by the proposing prime minister. This was the Tirana Platform, it worked at the time. It was not easy to sit everyone together at a table, one more Albanian than the other, and it became something very positive at that time. But I want to tell you that it was their request, it was not my instigation. I saw that they had this disposition and I said, okay come to Tirana, sit down and talk. And at first when they arrived, everyone was scattered in different points in the Prime Minister's building because they could not sit in one room with each other. They could not sit like that. Then, they all sat down together. And that was something very positive. But that, and ah, something else. I have not had... I have a friendship that I do not deny, I am proud of that friendship for historical reasons, personal as you like with Ali Ahmeti. But no one can say and cannot support with facts that I have ever interfered in the campaign in North Macedonia, that I have ever done anything to favor one and attack the other, far from it.
I have always been respectful because I believe that this is the best way to help them. As for Kosovo, Kosovo is another country. Kosovo is not a province of Albania, in the sense that it does not depend on Albania, it is another country, it has its own institutions. So, I have always told Albin, I meet him with great pleasure because our conversation goes very well when we meet. And we have a lot of humor with each other. If there was a camera to see when I meet with Albin, the whole world would be surprised. But we are not in a position where I can say 'you come here', he no and no. So, we have mutual respect, but each has his own country, his own government, his own mind. Fortunately, we have common goals, our methods are different. We are two different people and there is no problem
Mir mir, do ta gjesh me kto ti vajze. Kta kane punet e tyre madhore kush po pyet per popullin a jane bashke apo te ndare, a jane me buk apo pa buk. Kane arritur majat qe kane dashur qe ne krye te heres. Nuk shikojne me poshte se Ju merren mendt. Por populli ka filluar te godase fort. Populli shqiptare I gjen rruget e bashkimit vete, pse do varim enderrat tona tek nje grusht plehrash medioker!
Thjesht rama tregon edhe nje here qe Shqiperia eshte hapesira e tij dhe ben si do vete dhe si i thote mendja