Albania opens an honorary consulate in Naples, Rama: Relations with Italy are solid! Albanians are the Neapolitans on the other side of the sea

Prime Minister Edi Rama attended the opening of Albania’s consulate in the Italian city of Naples. In his speech, Rama emphasized that relations between Albania and Italy are solid and deep.

“Today we are here not to open a consulate in the narrow sense of the word, but to open a door between two realities that have historically been very close and that, in human terms, are very, very similar.

There is already a strategic, solid and deep partnership between Albania and Italy, but I hate it when they write in my speeches that Italy is one of our main economic, political and European partners, because that applies to many other countries as well.

Italy is not that. Italy is our European alter ego,” Rama said.

With a touch of humor, the head of government said that Albanians are the Neapolitans on the other side of the sea, and praised the special occasion of opening the consulate in the Italian city.

“And Naples is our reflection on this side of the sea, because we are the Neapolitans on the other side, and we are proud to be so and do not want to become Milanese, so to speak.

I am very happy to be here experiencing this moment of joy, this moment in which, although we are not, let us say, proclaiming the Albanian Republic of Naples, we have nevertheless opened a door together where the flag of Albania flies, and I am always happy when I see it alongside the Italian flag,” Rama declared.