The Albanian Prime Minister demanded an “apology”. Eddie Rama for insulting statements against Greece made by him earlier.

Hours before the meeting he had today with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Tirana on the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans summit, the Albanian Prime Minister said in an interview with a news site. Euroactive that the process of accession of the Western Balkans to the European Union is not a school exam that can be “cheated” in order to pass, as Greece did.

In an interview published on Tuesday, Mr. Rama said “we must not forget that the inclusion process is a merit-based individualized process.” [της κάθε χώρας]. We have to meet certain criteria, and this is not an exam to “steal” from – even if the professors are more than willing to help you. It’s in your best interest to pass these exams.” There, he added that it was important for his country to have functioning institutions and “not to cheat, as some neighboring countries did in the past.” When asked to name which countries he had in mind, he bluntly answered “Greece”.

However, in retrospect, the Albanian prime minister, who had a meeting with his Greek counterpart in the Albanian capital, corrected himself.

During a meeting in Tirana, Rama asked I’m sorry Mr Mitsotakis.