TIRANA, April 19 /ATA/ – President of the Republic, Ilir Meta, has conferred on former PM of the Republic of Italy, Massimo D’Alema, the “Mother Teresa” medal.
In attendance of the ceremony were PM Edi Rama, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Europe, Ditmir Bushati, MPs, former ministers, representatives of diplomatic corps accredited in Tirana and others.
In his remarks at the ceremony, President Meta expressed his gratitude to D’Alema for his tremendous support towards Albania in the process of Euro-Atlantic and EU integration.
The name of Massimo D’Alema is within the memory of all Albanians who used to tune in to get a glimpse of Italian music, sport, art and public life in neighbouring Italy. He is one of Italy’s political heavyweights , who was nicknamed “leader maximo” due to his vision, courage and relentless effort to reform the left-wing and Italian politics as a whole,” President Meta said.
Furthermore, President Meta highly appreciated the historic support provided by Italian govt. led by D’Alema to curb the genocide in Kosovo and ethnic cleansing. In the face of strong opposition within the ruling left-wing coalition, his govt. sided with NATO’s historic action which contributed to freedom of Kosovo and peace in the region.
Massimo D’Alema has played a crucial role in forging the friendship between our two countries and peoples./e.malaj/ /a.g/sm/
