Parliament Speaker Niko Peleshi shared images from the event on social media on Tuesday, describing the moment as historic.

He said the epic sound of the lahuta, one of the oldest instruments in Albanian tradition, was presented to a European audience in what he called the spiritual heart of the world.

“From the highlands of Albania to the spiritual heart of the world, the lahuta showed that our cultural heritage lives on and connects people,” Peleshi wrote.

The lahuta has been recognized by UNESCO as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.

The art of making, playing and singing with the lahuta is considered a core element of Albanian cultural identity, particularly in rural areas of northern Albania and neighbouring regions, including Malësia e Madhe, Dukagjin, Rugova and parts of Montenegro and Kosovo.

For centuries, performers have used the instrument to accompany epic songs and ballads, including the Epic of the Frontier Warriors, expressing values such as bravery, endurance, honour and hospitality.

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Mother Teresa, winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize, was canonized by Pope Francis on September 5, 2016, nearly two decades after her death in 1997, in a ceremony in St. Peter’s Square before thousands of pilgrims.

The canonization followed recognition of two miracles credited to her intercession – the cure of a woman in India with a stomach tumor and the recovery of a young man in Brazil from a brain tumor.

Pope Francis added her name to the Roman General Calendar, which governs the Catholic liturgical year, establishing Sept. 5 as her memorial day. She had earlier been beatified in 2003 by Pope John Paul II, after the Vatican confirmed the healing of a woman in Kolkata with no medical explanation.

In Albania, September 5 is observed as a public holiday in her honor, replacing the September 19 beatification date. The United Nations General Assembly has also designated Sept. 5 as the International Day of Charity in her memory.

Born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in Skopje in 1910, Mother Teresa began her mission in Kolkata in 1929. In 1950, she founded the Missionaries of Charity, which today counts over 6,000 sisters in 130 countries.

She visited Albania after the fall of communism, opening homes run by her order that continue to assist the poor. Mother Teresa passed away on September 5, 1997, aged 87.

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“Mother Theresa gave food to the hungry, shelter to the homeless, education to the needy.  She represented the best in each of us,” U.S. President Donald Trump said on the occasion of Mother Theresa’s canonization.

The Delegation of the European Union in Tirana also commemorated Mother Teresa’s canonization, saying Mother Teresa remains a great source of pride for Albania and an inexhaustible inspiration for generations across the world.

“Today we honour Mother Teresa, the figure who embodied compassion and humanism in every step of her life. She remains a great source of pride for Albania and an inexhaustible inspiration for generations across the world.

“I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.”

Her message reminds us that only by joining forces can we build a better future. This is also what the European Union is about,” the Delegation said.

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According to the government head, the project is designed to transform the “Mother Teresa” into a green oasis  and public space.

PM Rama underlined that the Albanian capital is being gradually projected to become the most stunning city in the region, as well as one of the most attractive cities in Europe, through cooperation with leading architects and developers.”

“We are witnessing to the fact that Tirana is being projected to gradually the region’s most remarkable capital, and definitely one of the most attractive cities in Europe,” Rama said.

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Prime Minister Edi Rama extended his best greetings to the Albanian citizens and faithful on the sixth anniversary of Mother Teresa’s sainthood on Monday.

Saint Teresa Canonization Day is observed on September 5. Mother Teresa is widely revered as a saint and one of Albania’s most influential national figures. Religious ceremonies are held in her honor across Albania on this day. Mother Teresa had a peace mission, and she dedicated her life to helping the poor.

Six years ago today, on 5 September 2016, Mother Teresa, the Albanian-born Catholic nun revered for devoting her life to helping India’s poor, was declared a saint and is honoured as Saint Teresa at a huge canonization Mass held by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, recognizing two separate miracles attributed to Saint Teresa in healing sick people after her death in 1997.

“By blood I am an Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus,” is a quote by Mother Teresa, who devoted her entire life to helping the poor.

Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, who later changed her name to become commonly known as Mother Teresa, was born in 1910 by Albanian parents.  She attended primary school in Skopje and by by age 12, she was convinced that she should commit herself to religious life. Teresa left home at age 18 to join the Sisters of Loreto at Loreto Abbey in Rathfarnham, Ireland, and became a nun. After that she moved to India, where, in 1950, she founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation.

From then on, Mother Teresa would become a mother of everyone, entirely dedicating her life to the poor. Her Missionaries of Charity grew to over 4000 members, serving the “poorest of the poor” in more than 100 countries all over the world. Mother Teresa never accepted fame. She once said she did everything for the sake of God’s love.

Mother Teresa used to travel on a half broken car to carry out her charity missions. In 1965, Pope Paul VI gave her a white Lincoln Continental limousine he had used during a visit. She auctioned the car off and used the proceeds to start a leper colony in West Bengal.

In her speech after receiving the Nobel Prize in 1979, Saint Teresa said: “The greatest destroyer of peace today is the cry of the innocent unborn child. For if a mother can murder her own child in her womb, what is left for you and for me to kill each other?”

Mother Teresa has been commemorated by museums and named the patroness of a number of churches. She has had buildings, roads and complexes named after her, including Albania’s international airport.

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Meta said via a post on the social media that “Saint Mother Teresa is an incredible symbol of the Albanian mother and inspiration encouraging us o do small things with great love.”

“Mother Teresa’s sainthood anniversary reminds us today of the importance of serving with love, humility and dedication to anyone in need for help, solidarity and social support, as well as to commit strongly to restoring hope for a decent life,” Meta said.

The Democratic Party lawmaker Jorida Tabaku also extended a message on Mother Teresa’s sainthood day, quoting the Saint: “Yesterday is gone, tomorrow has not yet come We have only today, let us begin.”

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The Prime Minister Rama shared on the social media images from shipment’s arrival at Rinas airport.

Following the arrival of 899,550 COVID-19 vaccine doses so far in Albania and other quantities of vaccines due to come according to the calendar of contracts, we are determined to fully implement the national vaccination plan, to protect the life and health of the citizens,” the premier Rama.

The vaccination of the population is going ahead at a fast pace, involving the people aged 60 and older and the critical service employees.//a.i/

“11,700 more Pfizer vaccine doses have just arrived at the” Mother Teresa “Airport, bringing the total number of COVID-19 vaccines to Albania to 858,750,” the Premier Rama said.

In his remarks, the Prime Minister Rama said that, “so far 776,461 vaccines have been delivered to the elderly people and employees of critical services, with the aim of expanding the vaccine access to other people, reaching the target of 1 million vaccines by June.”//a.i/

Tirana International Airport reminds passengers to contact the airlines before each trip and the host countries for quarantine rules and to comply with hygiene protocols, emphasizing that wearing face masks is mandatory.

TIA also said that the residents in EU member states and EU citizens only are allowed to travel.

According to Tirana International Airport, the confirmed flights for Tuesday are as following:

Pegasus – Tirana – Istanbul and return
Austrian Airlines – Tirana – Vienna and return
Wizz Air – Tirana – Berlin and return
Wizz Air – Tirana – Milan and return
Lufthansa – Tirana – Frankfurt and return
Wizz Air – Tirana – Dortmund and return
Air Albania – Tirana – Milan and return
Air Albania – Tirana – Istanbul and return
Wizz Air – Tirana – Verona and return
Lufthansa – Tirana – Frankfurt and return
Air Serbia – Tirana – Belgrade and return
TUI – Tirana – Brussels and return
Wizz Air – Tirana – Memmingen and return
Alitalia – Tirana – Rome and return
Lufthansa – Tirana – Munich and return

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