{"id":35623,"date":"2022-05-03T20:36:21","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T18:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=35623"},"modified":"2022-05-03T20:36:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T18:36:38","slug":"bushati-haxhiu-disagree-on-whether-albania-should-allow-russian-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/bushati-haxhiu-disagree-on-whether-albania-should-allow-russian-tourists\/","title":{"rendered":"Bushati-Haxhiu disagree on whether Albania should allow Russian tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Andi Bushati said on Tuesday that Albania must continue to accept Russian tourists, even though Albania is not their top destination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlbania doesn\u2019t have to be more Catholic than the Pope\u201d, said Bushati on Euronews Albania\u2019s Shock.<\/p>\n<p>He said Albanians have no right in making a distinction between good and bad Russians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy would it be wrong for a Russian family from Moscow to come on holiday in Albania\u201d, asked Bushati.<\/p>\n<p>According to the analyst, the government made the right choice in allowing Russian tourists to enter Albanian soil however, he added that the move falls short of another government decision, that of naming the street in front of the Russian Embassy \u201cFree Ukraine\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Baton Haxhiu is against hosting Russian tourists in the country.<\/p>\n<p>He said Russians should not be allowed to travel as they have \u201cpotentially voted Putin\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen we shouldn\u2019t allow Albanians to go to the beach either, as they voted Rama\u201d, joked Bushati.<\/p>\n<p>In a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/05\/03\/shut-down-your-ports-to-russian-ships-limit-tourists-zelensky-lists-demands\/\">video message<\/a><\/strong> to the Albanian Parliament on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy called on Albanians not to allow Russian tourists in the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/05\/03\/shut-down-your-ports-to-russian-ships-limit-tourists-zelensky-lists-demands\/\">\u2018Shut down your ports to Russian ships, limit tourists!\u2019, Zelensky lists demands<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/05\/03\/zelenskyy-addresses-the-albanian-parliament-your-stance-reminds-me-of-st-theresa\/\">Zelenskyy addresses the Albanian Parliament: Your stance reminds me of St. Theresa!<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andi Bushati said on Tuesday that Albania must continue to accept Russian tourists, even though Albania is not their top destination. \u201cAlbania doesn\u2019t have to be more Catholic than the Pope\u201d, said Bushati on Euronews Albania\u2019s Shock. 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