TIRANA, April 15 /ATA/ – Parliament Speaker, Gramoz Ruçi, during his visit to the region of Molise, Italy, unveiled the bust of our national hero Gjergj Kastrioti Scanderbeg and was also awarded with Portocannone’s Honorary Citizen title.
The Albanian delegation was cheerfully welcomed by hundreds of inhabitants, local authorities and school children. A giant red-and-black flag was showcased in the town’s main square.
“ It is a great honour for the city to have among us a high-ranking official from Albania,” the mayor Giuseppe Caporicci said amid the enthusiasm and applause.
Caporicci went on saying: “We are profoundly grateful to you for encouraging the relations and cooperation between the four Arberesh communes of the region of Molise and Albania and for bringing the bust of national hero of Albanians, which is an honour to us.”
Parliament Speaker Ruçi ceremoniously unveiled the bust of Scanderbeg, a work by People’s Sculptor, Muntaz Dhrami, donated to the municipality of Portocannone by city council of Tirana. The bust of our national hero was placed at the entrance to the municipality.
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