TIRANA, June 27 /ATA/ – Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha held meetings in Berlin with members of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Bundestag officials during a visit that included participation in the anniversary event of the Parliamentary Circle for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (PKM) of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group.
Berisha said he expressed gratitude for continued support for the Democratic Party and the Albanian opposition during talks with German lawmakers.
According to Berisha, discussions focused on what he described as Albania’s deep political crisis under Prime Minister Edi Rama, as well as recent youth protests and the government’s response.
He was accompanied by Democratic Party lawmaker Tomor Alizoti.
During the visit, Berisha held separate meetings with several German officials, including Tilman Kuban, the CDU/CSU spokesperson for European policy; Christian Kremer, head of international relations at the CDU; Peter Beyer, rapporteur for transatlantic relations and Western Balkans affairs; and Olav Gutting, a CDU/CSU parliamentarian responsible for finance and budget issues.
He also met Elmar Brok, a former senior European Parliament lawmaker who chaired its Foreign Affairs, Security and Human Rights Committee for two decades, as well as journalist Peter Tiede of the German daily Bild.
Berisha additionally met former Kosovo deputy minister Gani Dreshaj and representatives of the Albanian diaspora in Germany.
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