He said that there will be an official inauguration of the Pyramid, which will be the largest hub of technology, not only in Albania, but in the entire Region.

“There are several new projects in progress and one of them is the new “Selman Stërmasi” stadium. Not only as part of Tirana, the European City of Sport, but in recent years we have motivated sport,” Veliaj said.

“Suffice it to look at the number of medals and the quality of the athletes competing in international sporting events, it was clearly money well spent by the Municipality of Tirana. 90% of our Olympic team are from the Municipality of Tirana, from Sport Club Tirana. The time has come for us to shift from a building that houses travel agencies or electronic games, to an asset for Tirana. The time has come for Tirana to have a Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery is under reconstruction. We have designated a site at the end of New Boulevard, while the Museum of Tirana has been conceived to be housed at Sarajet. Beyond different convictions, the law says that only the Institute of Cultural Monuments designates cultural monuments. Beyond political beliefs, our debates, a cultural monument cannot be declared out of desire and passion, it is designated by law and a commission. Regarding the Sarajet, the first time in the Municipality of Tirana we allocated a fund to purchase these buildings, as we did with the Kosova school, with Sarajet and so we did with the Libohoviteve building. The Libohoviteve building will be transferred to the Ministry of Culture as an investment, which means that we have no financial obligations. In Sarajet, it is the Municipality of Tirana that will make the investment,” said Veliaj.

“We want the Convention and Exhibition Center to be reflected in the budget as well. We held a competition where Maksimiliano Fuksas was named the winner. With so many events happening here, with so many activities happening here, the Palace of Congresses is exhausted today. We want to have the new convention and exhibition center at the other edge of Tirana, the New Boulevard,” said Veliaj.
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