In an interview for Euronews Albania, the mayor of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis esteemed the relations between Albania-Greece by saying that both countries have the unique opportunity to increase their teamwork and collaboration. one another.
Bakoyannis said to journalist Bruna Çifligu that Albania and Greece shouldn’t be stuck in the past, but that they should instead, be seeing toward a common European future. He emphasized that in this aspect, Greece supports Albania’s integration into the EU.
The Mayor of Athens also stated that both countries have more things to learn from one another. In this prism, he pointed out culture and education, with the idea that collaboration in these fields in the future can be “as broadened as possible”.
Bakoyannis also stated that the “political will for a cooperation between both countries is already in place”.
“We can do everything. As you may know, there is actually, just last night there was a documentary on Keros in Durres. It is the same logic. We have orchestras, musical events and art. We can come together and exchange these between the two cities. It’s not so difficult, it’s a matter of will and decisiveness,” – stated Bakoyannis.
Through funding from its embassy in Tirana, Greece has started work on its investment in the lake of Farka, known as the “Hellenic Park”, and Bakoyannis added that now that the borders are opening back up and the pandemic is getting better, investments will continue.
Next year, Tirana is expected to be the “Capital of Youth” and Bakoyannis valued the changes that have been happening recently in the city, saying that it is now “more lively than ever”.
“I was actually here, I think over 10 years ago. Today, it’s a different city. I was struck by the dynamism, by the vibrant character of the city. Every year something changes and I was, to be perfectly transparent, very much impressed by the very good work of my friend the Mayor. I think it’s a city that’s transforming and that has reborn. There is a lot of optimism and a lot of justifiable optimism in Tirana,” stated Bakoyannis, adding that Veliaj is expected to visit Athens during the fall.
Kostas Bakoyannis, 43 years old, was elected mayor of Athens in June 2019. He is considered to be one of the young politicians, through whom Greece can see toward the future.
Kostas is the nephew of the current PM of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, son of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Theodora Bakoyannis and liberal politician Pavlos Bakoyannis – who was murdered by the terrorist organized ‘November 17th’ in 1989. He started his political career in 2010, when he made his candidature as an independent official, for the post of mayor of Karpenisi and later he moved on to Mitsotakis’ party “New Democracy”.
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