Kadare-funeral-honors – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Wed, 03 Jul 2024 18:06:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Photo of the Day/ Kadare’s coffin covered with national flag https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/07/03/photo-of-the-day-kadares-coffin-covered-with-national-flag/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/07/03/photo-of-the-day-kadares-coffin-covered-with-national-flag/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 18:06:33 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=238896 TIRANA, July 3 /ATA/ The giant of Albanian literature, Ismail Kadare, was laid to rest on Wednesday with state honors with thousands of citizens and public figures from Albania and Kosovo flocking to pay their last respects.

Prime Minister Edi Rama shared on social media photo of the day, featuring Kadare’s coffin covered with the national flag and white carnations.

At the state tribute ceremony, Prime Minister Rama said that “Ismail Kadare lived as a witness to a word for which he received all the acclaims and honors of the world.”
After the tributes, Kadare’s coffin was accompanied by the procession to the Tufina cemetery, where the burial ceremony took place in the presence of family members.
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