Eleftherotypia: Turkey prefers  EEZ not Edi Rama

Common cause with Turkey on the issue of delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone arranges Albania. The newly elected prime minister, Edi Rama, in an interview with Albanian TV channel «Top Channel» Turkey has introduced the three strategic partners in Albania after Italy and Greece, noting that henceforth Tirana relations with Ankara upgraded "to an unprecedented level."
In particular, the Albanian Prime Minister underlined that Turkey is part of "regeneration program" of the country and included 'in the new chapter of foreign policy of Albania "and that this option is" the result of thorough, multi-faceted and very careful analysis. "

He also added that Turkey longer came to "very important player in the region, who had all these years been neglected."

Referring to the issue of the EEZ boundary with Greece, Mr. Rama kept closed papers, avoiding to give a concrete answer.

He noted, however, that this is a very complex issue, but "by mutual trust and goodwill will not remain unresolved."

"We are ready to do to overcome-as noted-and open a new chapter after a period when relations Greece - Albania had reached a very low level."

Asked if he considers that the fact that Turkey is evaluated as "strategic partner" will cause the "rivalry" of Athens, said that "we should be concerned potential rivalries," as it seeks to Tirana to promote the process of strategic cooperation with Greece, Turkey and Italy while in favor of Albania.

Recall that the intervention of Edi Rama was catalytic for cancellation (which was followed by a decision of the Constitutional Court of Albania in 2010) of the agreement that was signed between Greece and Albania in 2009 on the delimitation of territorial waters.

The argument that there were objections was that the small islands north of Corfu, have no shelf.

Already since the cancellation had argued that the Albanian withdrawal was prompted by Turkey, which estimated that the agreement would nullify their own claims in the Aegean over the Castelorizo.

Also recalled that in 2010 the Albanian Parliament approved the entry and stay unit of the Turkish fleet in Albanian territorial waters of the Adriatic.