TIRANA, June 21 /ATA/ – Foreign Embassies accredited in Albania called upon organizers, all involved in a Friday’s protest called on Albania’s non-parliamentary opposition and its leaders to refrain from using explosives or any other items designed to cause injury, saying any act of violence will be completely unacceptable.
Joining a statement issued by the EU Delegation to Albania, the Embassy of the Netherlands said in a statement that “It is the direct responsibility of the protest leaders to ensure that tonight’s demonstrations are held in a safe manner for both participants and ordinary residents of Tirana and to avoid any escalation during the protests.”
“We continue to call on all sides to show strong political will and to urgently engage in a constructive dialogue to overcome the current political situation and to sustain and consolidate the progress made by Albania in the reform process,” the press statement read.
The Embassies of the Great Britain and Sweden have also appealed for a peaceful protest in Tirana.
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