Dutch Ambassador: I was surprised by Spahia
17/05/2012 00:00
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The Dutch Ambassador in Tirana, Henk Van Den Dool, commented the
declaration of the Deputy Minister of Defense, Ekrem Spahia, who
declared two days ago that the Dutch diplomat should be declared
unwanted in Albania.
Top Channel asked the Ambassador about his first reaction to this declaration that came from a high rank official of the Albanian government.
“You asked about my first reaction, because we don’t face similar declarations each day. My first reaction was a surprise. That declaration didn’t come from a common citizen or politician, but from a government member. It is regrettable that by speaking about the common European values, I have offended the person in question. I felt support from the Prime Minister’s declaration about this matter and I publicly thank him. Also you must have followed the declaration of the EU Ambassador, Ettore Sequi”, Van Den Dool declared.
The head of the EU mission in Tirana, Ettore Sequi, declared:
“I express my full and determined solidarity to my colleague, the Dutch Ambassador in Albania, a colleague with great experience and very respected in his personal and extraordinary commitment; for his active role and for the great support of his country in promoting the human rights in Albania, in all aspects, and his admirable engagement in the war against discrimination. The comments and the appeal made against my EU colleague is regrettable and unacceptable”.
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