TIRANA, Sept. 11 /ATA/ – Albania has highly advanced cyber-defence capabilities and is working with international partners to verify findings before attributing malicious cyber activity, Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Friday.
Speaking to journalist Rudina Xhunga on the “Flasim Shqip” podcast, Rama said Albania’s cyber-defence technology was “top of the top” and gave authorities significant capabilities to identify malicious activity.
He said Albania had a case file but that any attribution of a cyberattack required cooperation with other actors to verify the findings before publicly identifying those responsible.
“We have learned that before coming out and saying ‘it is this one, it is that one’, when it comes to attribution, we need to make sure our findings are accurate through cooperation with other actors,” Rama said, adding that the process was nearing completion.
Turning to the ongoing protests in Tirana, the government head said some narratives sought to fuel religious and ethnic divisions, including by linking the issue to Albania’s relations with Israel.
He rejected claims that the planned investment in Zvërnec was linked to Israel, saying the main investors were two Syrian brothers who are Qatari citizens.
Rama also highlighted the role of Albanians, both Muslims and Christians, in protecting Jews during World War Two, describing it as an important part of Albania’s history.
He said criticism of Israeli policies was possible but should not undermine relations between Albania and Israel.
“You can oppose Israel’s policies, but the relationship of Albanians and Albania with Israel is just as important as our relationship with Arab countries,” Rama said.
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