In a statement to the media, Begaj’s office said Bllako had never served as a presidential adviser and had no relationship with the institution.

“Mr Alqi Bllako has never been and is not an adviser to the President of the Republic and has no relationship with this institution,” the president’s press office said.

Press office said the clarification was issued to prevent any misinformation about the composition of the president’s cabinet.

Bllako is a former lawmaker and senior environment official who was convicted in a corruption case linked to the Tirana waste incinerator.

The president’s office said it issued the statement to prevent false information about his staff from spreading.

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Prime Minister Edi Rama gave the news and also shared a photo of his with Lars-Hendrik Röller on social networks.

Rama said that, “It is a special pleasure and privilege that Lars-Hendrik Röller joins us on our way as advisor to the government for economy and finance. We had two days of intensive and very useful discussions”.

“Lars-Hendrik Röller guided the economic and financial policies of the German Chancellery from 2011 until the spring of the current year, keeping for a decade the role of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Chief Economic Advisor. In this capacity, he led, among other things, the team of German negotiators in the G7 and G20 forums”, emphasized Rama.

The head of the government said that, “A few months ago, Lars-Hendrik Röller took the position of the Director of the Board of Investments of the BlackRock, the multinational giant based in the United States, which manages the largest fund in the world of about 10 trillion USD “. /k.s/j.p/p.s./