{"id":20222,"date":"2021-09-14T13:59:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T11:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=20222"},"modified":"2021-09-14T14:05:45","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T12:05:45","slug":"rama-presents-merkel-with-the-highest-medal-of-honor-for-public-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/rama-presents-merkel-with-the-highest-medal-of-honor-for-public-gratitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Rama presents Merkel with highest Medal of Honor for Public Gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PM Edi Rama presented the German chancellor Angela Merkel with the medal of honor titled the \u2018Great Star of Gratitude for Public Achievements\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The moment Rama decided to award this medal to Merkel was captured and shared on the prime minister\u2019s personal Facebook account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the Star of Gratitude, and this symbol is our National Hero, Skanderbeg, who protected Albania from invasion; and he was also claimed to be the Athlete of Christ, for protecting Christianity, that\u2019s why I think we owe it to you and I\u2019m not going to make a speech because I know you hate it [ceremonies], so let\u2019s just have a picture and that\u2019s it, \u201c said Rama to Merkel, who was taken by surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Chancellor Merkel called this medal a great honor and proceeding to tell the Albanian prime minister that collaborating with him was \u201ca good idea\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you very much. I know it\u2019s a great honor and it was a good issue for me to work together with you,\u201d said the German chancellor.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fedirama.al%2Fvideos%2F548306786451762%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2021\/09\/14\/merkels-message-to-belgrade-kosovo-first-then-the-eu\/\">Merkel\u2019s message to Belgrade: Kosovo first, then the EU<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/09\/13\/merkels-updated-agenda-during-last-visit-as-chancellor-in-tirana\/\">Merkel\u2019s updated agenda during last visit as chancellor in Tirana<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2021\/09\/13\/merkel-begins-her-farewell-tour-to-the-balkans-with-belgrade-and-continues-with-albania\/\">Merkel embarks on farewell trip to the Balkans, stops in Belgrade and heads to Albania next<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PM Edi Rama presented the German chancellor Angela Merkel with the medal of honor titled the \u2018Great Star of Gratitude for Public Achievements\u2019. 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