16 minutes agoReeker: We are not proud of Albanians in recent weeks
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Reeker says bluntly that Washington does not feel proud of Albanians because of the recent political crisis. During a forum organised by the Atlantic Council in Washington, Reeker was asked by the Voice of America for Albania as well. He wants from class [...]
It requires the political class to work within institutions, and if these do not function properly, then their change can be made only through constitutional means.
We are not proud of Albanians these past weeks because they did not use the institutions they have. You cannot simply boycott Parliament or turn over the mandates. Those institutions must be used, courts should be used, members of the constitutional court must be appointed, so that through the Constitution and the use of these means difficult political times are exceeded. The United States will not become an arbitrator of Albania's internal policies, but we will continue to encourage all parties to work together with institutions and take appropriate steps to move forward. And if institutions don't work, then work to change them, through the constitutional means you have”, has declared the American official.
Even in terms of the Kosovo-Serbia conflict, Philip Reeker said the United States is willing to help, but stressed that the parties should not expect others to decide on them.
