Rama: Kurti-Osmani did not ask to consult with me about the tensions in the North

Prime Minister Edi Rama says that he has not discussed the tensions in the North either with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti or with President Vjosa Osmani.

In a direct link to the show Opinion on TV Klan, Rama said that no consultation was requested from Kosovo, and according to the Prime Minister, this is their right as they are an independent state.

Excerpts from the conversation:

Blendi Fevziu: Today and yesterday you held intensive meetings in Bratislava and then in Moldova with political actors, you also met the President of Serbia Vucic. Have you had contact with Prime Minister Kurti and President Osmani?

Prime Minister Rama: I have met, yes, I have met yesterday and today, yes, we have not had a discussion on this issue, because it is a matter that they decide whether they want to discuss or not.

Blendi Fevziu: Didn't you at least ask Kurti or Osmani what's going on? These days, have you called Kurti or Osmani to get an information to know what is happening?

Prime Minister Rama: No, I have not received it because I see what is happening and it is not that they are hiding, they are very clear in what they say, so their position is very clear.

Blendi Fevziu: No communication between Albania and Kosovo at the official level for such an event?

Prime Minister Rama: No, because it is an issue that is the responsibility and full competence of the Prime Minister of Kosovo and to some extent the President. They are the ones who decide if they want to discuss that issue or not, I'm not the one to tell them. It is respect for them and the institutions of Kosovo in my opinion.

Blendi Fevziu: Albania-Kosovo relations, even when it was a decision-making that belonged to Kosovo, were consulted with Albania even in good times, not in difficult times, as we have consulted with them. What happened that this communication between us does not work?

Kryeministri Rama: Është konsultuar Kosova kur ka dëshiruar të konsultohet. Kur nuk dëshuron të konsultohet është totalisht në të drejtën e vetë. Nuk ka kërkuar të diskutojë këtë gjë me mua apo me ne në qeveri. Dhe është në të drejtën e vetë që të mos e konsultojë këtë gjë sipas meje.

Blendi Fevziu: Po Shqipëria nuk mund të jetë kaq indiferente.

Kryeministri Rama: Ne nuk jemi fare indiferentë. Pyetja është konkrete: A ka pasur një diskutim mes Kryeministrit të Kosovës dhe meje apo mes Presidentes së Kosovës dhe meje mbi këtë çështje? Jo nuk ka pasur. Pse? Sepse nuk e kanë kërkuar një diskutim të tillë dhe nuk jam unë që duhet t’ja u kërkoj atyre. Ata janë përfaqësuesit më të lartë të shtetit demokratik dhe të pavarur të Kosovës. Dhe unë nuk jam babai i Kosovës.

Blendi Fevziu: Albania and Kosovo have decisions that impact both sides. We are not as divided as we pretend.

Prime Minister Rama: I am very clear about what happens, for the women, because the Prime Minister of Kosovo has explained more than once with complete clarity in his opinion.