Pandeli Majko, the Albanian Minister for the Diaspora and former Prime Minister of Albania during Kosovo’s war, who helped manage the refugee crisis, has commented today the news reports about the possible creation of refugee camps in Albania.
“The news that Albania could host 600,000 Syrian refugees are beyond any kind of imagination. Media outlets should not create panic among a people that is a model about what it offers to foreigners”, Majko wrote on Facebook.
“The Dictator of Syria and his allies, Russia and Iran, are using the Syrian refugees as a human bomb. Their purpose is to destroy the European structure as the main international building which upholds values they don’t have. This is a cynical and inhuman crime that started with the Yugoslav war”, Majko said.
“Albanians are the friendliest people with foreigners, who have always protected them without making any demands. No one can offend the Albanian people by playing with this positive feeling about foreigners. Albania is a unique case in a world that is refusing foreigners. Every Albanian family has migrants
“Albania is very open to foreigners, but no one should ‘make humour’ based on its needs. If there is any European politicians who condition the invitation for opening the EU accession negotiations with Albania accepting to open refugee camps, then we’d rather have no invitation at all”, the former PM said. “I am convinced that Brussels will not ask a people to change its social structure and put its national security in danger”.
Majko added that when foreigners knock on Albania’s door for help, Albanians are always very keen to help. But in this case would are the problem of someone else, the unwanted guests of some other country.
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