TIRANA, June 21/ATA/ As of today, the citizens of Tirana will have a rehabilitated park at the entrance of the Artificial Lake. On World Music Day, the Municipality of Tirana, in cooperation with the Polish and French embassies, inaugurated the new park named after Frédéric Chopin, Poland’s most famous pianist and composer.
The ceremony was attended by Tirana mayor Erion Veliaj, the Ambassador of Poland, Karol Bachura, the Ambassador of France, Christina Vasak and the President of the Association “F. Chopin ”, Zhani Ciko.
In his remarks, mayor Veliaj said that, another jewelry has been added to the capital, while emphasizing that a special attention has been paid to initiatives for the rehabilitation of public spaces.
“A year with several anniversaries; it is the anniversary of Chopin, it is also the anniversary of Tirana. One of the initiatives that can work even in times of pandemics is the rehabilitation of public spaces in the city. Chopin Square is the main entrance to the Artificial Lake of Tirana, so it is a final reflection before we enter a quieter and cleaner environment,” Veliaj underlined.
The Polish Ambassador, Karol Bachura expressed his gratitude to the Municipality of Tirana for paying special attention to art and famous personalities such as Frederik Chopin.
“We are extremely happy that, along with the Tirana mayor, we managed to reconstruct this square and also enable the installation of lighting to provide the visibility of the monument even at night,” Ambassador Bachura said.
While, for her part French Ambassador Christina Vasak described Chopin as one of the greatest European figure. //a.i/
