Edi and Giorgia are a strange couple. He is a historic and innovative socialist Prime Minister, a politician, and an artist. She is a lady of the right, a right that once considered Albanians a threat in Italy.<\/p>\n
She is a moment of determination, he, a former basketball player, a giant. The height difference is also noticeable in the official photos. The first in December 2022 when they met in Tirana at the international summit between the EU and the Western Balkan countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am 198 centimeters tall, but when she speaks, she passes me,\u201d Rama said on June 2, after a warm hug at Silvio Berlusconi\u2019s funeral.<\/p>\n
And on August 17, at the end of his speedy August trip from Puglia, he called her \u201cAlbania\u2019s sister\u201d, reserving the title \u201cItaly\u2019s brother\u201d. For Rama, the Italian Prime Minister is the most generous and convincing sponsor of EU accession.<\/p>\n
Mr. Prime Minister, does this friendship explain?<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI have always had very good relationships with all the Italian prime ministers. In 32 years of free and democratic Albania, everyone, from right to left, has been willing to help us. All. Italy was the greatest advocate of our country in the European context. For me, it is an honor to have created this deep friendship with all the leaders of the Italian Government,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n With Giorgia Meloni, however, political sentiment is particularly evident.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI get along with her because she is a real person and someone who is truly the same on television and when she speaks in person. She says what she thinks and means what she says. She is a special politician,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n