Toponyms, Panariti mets the Greek Ambassador: Need urgent solutions

 Tirana has called several times, the Greek ambassador in the Foreign Ministry, which means that the two countries have serious problems.

 TIRANA - The problem of toponyms in the passports of Albanian children, who were born in Greece, has set in motion the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At a meeting held today with the Greek ambassador in Tirana, Leonidas C. Rokanas, Edmond Panariti Minister stressed the need for toponyms issue resolved quickly.As informs the press office of the Foreign Ministry, the meeting Minister Panariti stressed that the Albanian government has already presented a proposal for resolving this issue, based on international practices, and remains open to dialogue so that this problem be addressed as more quickly and definitively.The interlocutors agreed to intensify negotiations to resolve the issue through meetings between the working groups set up in the respective countries.

Also, Panariti minister sought to publish official information about the interpretation of the Schengen Code by Greek border authorities, in order for the citizens to have a clear time calculation inputs and outputs in Greece, thus avoiding the criminalization of their at border crossing points.Minister Panariti and Rokanas ambassador expressed mutual willingness to resolve technical issues without delay in the interest of citizens.

A few days ago 14 women and children returned home after their children passports born Hellenic state, "Greece" written not English. Mothers and their offspring, they departed from Tirana yesterday, January 30, at 06:00, with an airline arrival at Athens airport only had a confrontation with the Greek police, which did not allow any children born in Greece to enter Greek territory, even in their passports marked by a cross exit stamp from Albania.

According to Albanian, Greek police explained that, after failing to deal with the Albanian party, the order not to recognize these passports is still in force.Meanwhile, Tirana has called several times, the Greek ambassador in the Foreign Ministry, which means that the two countries have serious problems, which are reflected simultaneously in both countries' foreign policies.