Prime Minister Edi Rama was this Wednesday at the Diaspora Summit held at the Palace of Congresses in Tirana.

Prime Minister Rama said in his speech that it is the first time in the 111 years of existence of the Albanian state that Arbëria and the Arbëreshë are not just a presence to add to a folklore panorama, but are present here through their representatives.

He also said that efforts are being made to achieve a twinning of Albanian municipalities with Arbëreshë municipalities so in this way the cooperation between them can become greater.

“My work has taken me to many countries and many different cultures, but the excitement of visiting Arbëreshë has remained in a special memory shelf like those wonderful miniature books. I have indelible impressions of the small square of the first town where we landed, the dances and songs of the Arbëreshë children who welcomed us and the passion and concern for the language they expressed to us in all the meetings.

There was the place where the idea of ​​this special Arbëreshë day was born and for the first time in the 111 years of existence of the Albanian state that Arbëria and the Arbëresh are not just a presence to add to a folklore panorama, but are present here through their representatives and through this joint effort to place a stone on a path that we must continue together.

Although the Arbëreshë people have been completely integrated into the great Italian community, all the benefits of that community have not wasted the power of that trust which is being challenged not by the negligence of the Arbëresh people, but from the time which is bringing many fortunes of a demographic nature for everyone and at the same time it is bringing unimaginable news for children, who are turning into a world concern for language, and no longer for a language like the Arbër language.

We have decided to open this process with the municipalities of Arbëresh that wants to continue with a twinning of all our pools with all the municipalities of Arbëreshë, we are more or less with approximate numbers, we have a little more. We will build a special program supported by the government for municipalities to give life to this twinning and turn it into a bridge to create opportunities for continuous communication between the Arbëresh community and Albania,” said Albanian Prime Minister.