TIRANA, April 23 /ATA/ – By I. Vata/ – “The religious centres founded by Albanian community overseas have become cradles of Albanian culture and heritage,” Minister of State for Diaspora Pandeli Majko said at a meeting with Albanian community in the US.
Priceless contribution has been provided in this aspect by Albanian Orthodox Church “Shën Nikolla” and the Albanian-American Islamic Centre in Chicago, which were visited on Sunday by Minister of State for Diaspora.
Minister Majko briefed the participants on a blueprint for opening a section dedicated to Diaspora at the National Historic Museum where on display will be clues collected by Orthodox community. Part of this collection will be unseen photos of Faik Konica.
The church organizes Albanian language courses
Minister of State for Diaspora Majko, during his stay in Clearwater, Florida, visited the Albanian Islamic Cultural Centre.
Majko said in his remarks that the Islamic Centre is a shining example of how Albanian community is best organized in Florida and cited the inter-faith harmony of Albanians as an asset of Albanian people.
Minister of State for Diaspora Majko said that Albanians living in Florida have established a tight-knit community.
Putting emphasis on successful example of how citizens of different nationalities are successfully integrated in this country, the mayor assured the minister that Albanian traditions and cultures are passed down from father to son for generations.
We have successfully managed to pull together citizens of different nationalities and why not get them experience each other’s cultures, said the mayor invited to the meeting of Minister Majko with associations acting in Florida.
Representatives of associations told the minister that Albanian community in Florida, although younger than those in Boston, Michigan or New York was more consolidated and better organized.
They asserted the will to establish a fruitful and long-term cooperation with Albanian authorities.
Meanwhile, minister Majko said : We are working to establish a legal –institutional relation with Diaspora to make it an integral part of its homeland. We need to explore our potentials as a nation from the US to Lebanon.
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