“On the instructions of the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, we have taken steps to settle the bill left unpaid by a group of Italian tourists at a restaurant in the city of Berat.”
The Italian embassy in Tirana announced this in a statement, following the episode that occurred in the same days in which the Prime Minister was on holiday in Albania. “The Italians – This is the conclusion of the embassy note – they respect the rules and pay their debts and we hope that episodes of this kind will not be repeated”.
In an interview with La Stampa the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama he said that when yesterday, during their meeting in Valona, he reported the episode of the group of Italians who ran away from the restaurant without paying the bill, “everyone was laughing. She sulked and ordered the ambassador: 'Go pay the bill for these imbeciles right away, please, and make a statement! Italy cannot lose respect abroad.'
Article published on 18 August 2023 - 18:55
