{"id":84096,"date":"2026-04-23T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=84096"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:18:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:18:45","slug":"prime-minister-rama-reacts-to-the-passing-of-academician-rexhep-qosja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/prime-minister-rama-reacts-to-the-passing-of-academician-rexhep-qosja\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Rama reacts to the passing of academician Rexhep Qosja"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"255\">Prime Minister <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Edi Rama<\/span><\/span> reacted following the news of the passing of academician <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Rexhep Qosja<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"384\">\u201cFAREWELL, GOOD ALBANIAN.<br data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"285\" \/>Heartfelt condolences to the family, relatives, and friends of Professor Rexhep Qosja,\u201d Rama wrote.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"556\">Academician Rexhep Qosja passed away on Thursday at the age of 89. According to a family statement, the funeral ceremony was held in the presence of close family members.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"734\">In accordance with the late academic\u2019s wishes, no public homage ceremony will be organized, and the family has announced that they will not participate in institutional events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Edi Rama reacted following the news of the passing of academician Rexhep Qosja. \u201cFAREWELL, GOOD ALBANIAN.Heartfelt condolences to the family, relatives, and friends of Professor Rexhep Qosja,\u201d Rama wrote. Academician Rexhep Qosja passed away on Thursday at the age of 89. 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