Rama receives prizes from Clinton: I had never dreamed he'd need my help.

“Prime Minister Rama opened Albania's doors to people from Afghanistan, thanks to his leadership of more than 1,000 evacuated Afghans are safe in Albania. When I called him on the phone to thank him, he naturally answered what else we could have done. Rama marked a historical record by appointing a high number of women in his government. Some of them are here this evening. He continues to put gender equality on his agenda. I have the honour of giving the Global Pioneer Award to Prime Minister Edi Rama”, Clinton said.

During his speech, Rama did not save the lines with those present, adding that when he received the call Hillary Clinton needed his help he could not believe it because he had not dreamed of it. He praised the Albanians' contribution during Jewish housing, stressing that when the Nazis knocked on one of them's doors to take the Jews he gave his two sons.

Modesty is not my strength. When you hear me say that I'm really excited and I think so because I find it a very alarming sign of the world in which we live and this great desire to assess in basic judgment. Before Clinton arrived a beautiful shadow of hers met me and told me <x0 hero”. But I'm not a hero. It is not heroism not to turn your back on people who were in danger of dying. As we speak of heroes, I tell you that heroes were others. They were Albanians who saved the Jews. There were many heroes back then. But one of them was Mustafa Reznik. He saved 42 Jewish families, but his activities of hiding the Jews were spying on the Nazis. They came to him and asked him to give the Jews he gave his two sons. There are many such stories since Albanians signed their constitution. The first paragraph says the Albanian home belongs to God and friend.

“Mic” is not only the one who invites but also the one who appears at the door. When we were meeting in June with NATO members talking about withdrawing from Afghanistan, I talked about the need to deal with “The traitors” It is those who, after installing a regime, are viewed as regime collaborators. The “traitors” were all those people in Afghanistan. They lined up the front line of change because they believed what we told them. They trusted us. They lined up. After 20 years we left. That wasn't my decision. I say that being Albania's prime minister in NATO is easy because you don't have to make decisions. Later in August when the situation began to difficult someone came to Albania and said “Secretary Clinton needs your help” I said how possible. I haven't had a dream like that. Then I said “Let's do it”. Then if she remembers me let her call me. It wasn't the case and she called me. When all the women were settled in Albania she called me”Rama said.

He praised the role of Hillary Clinton's husband, former US President Bill Clinton in Kosovo statehood, while stressing that today many young people in Kosovo have taken his name as a sign of honour. The name Clinton in Albania relates to the liberation of half of Albania, Kosovo. There are guys in this country called Clinton or Billlinton. These boys were babies when thanks to President Clinton Kosova was liberated from a regime that tried to rid him ethnically. I say that as a member country NATO had to do this. We even go to war if we go to the States. We can save people when it's not about doing any heroic acts.

On the other hand, we were Afghans 30 years ago when we fled a cruel regime. He was an atheistic fundamentalist. They blew up dynamite, not Buddha statues, but 2453 churches and mosques and other sacred books. We were North Korea of Europe and we Afghans who fled the country by ship. I posted a picture of Afghans on the plane that left Kabul with people and the Albanian ship that left the country 30 years ago. No political party said no, and the public opinion was in their hospitality. Our children must learn that there is a time to take and a time to give”, Rama said.

While for the high number of women in the government, Rama quoted Margaret Thecher as referring to the role of women compared to men. That's very simple. I did it following in some way the iron lady Margaret Thecher. If you want something to say, ask for a man if he wants something to be done, I'm looking for a woman. She did not put a woman in government because she was herself to many others. And I didn't get that.”He said. m.v/Abbot. al