Russia reacts to Albanian PM's "unification" comments

 Source: Tanjug, TASS

MOSCOW -- The "pan-Albanian" rhetoric will not contribute to preserving the climate of stability and good-neighborly relations in the Balkans, Moscow has said.

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Russia's foreign ministry in this way reacted to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's recent statement about the future unification of his country and Kosovo "through the EU, or the classic way."
"Moscow has paid attention Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's April 4 statement about the possibility of Albanians unifying in the classic sense, that is, by changing the borders in the region, unless Albania's and Kosovo's Euro-integration has been accelerated," the ministry said, according to TASS.

"We assume that no matter what considerations or motives could stand behind Rama’s words, the recurrence of the pan-Albanian rhetoric is unlikely to contribute to preserving the climate of stability and good-neighborliness in the Balkan region, which is vital for Russia and other European countries," the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed.