[ALBSA-Info] Multi-ethnic Albania

[Asti Pilika]

Multi-ethnic Albania 

Opposition daily "Albania" highlights with great
concern the consequences of a trilateral agreement,
signed lately by Albania, Greece and Italy. The
agreement defines that Albania should receive and
employ any Eastern illegal emigrants caught in Greece
and Italy. 

To the paper, this is another example of the
irresponsibility of Albania’s politicians. 

Sections from the report:

On Feb. 18, 2000, a trilateral agreement was signed on
the Island of Corfu between the Ministers of Public
Order of Greece, Italy and Albania, respectively: 

Kristoforidhis, Bianco and Poci.

What does this agreement define?

According to some incomplete and uncertain data,
Albania has been charged with playing a rather odd
role which is hard to perceive through normal logic:
to receive, systemize and employ some hundreds of
thousands of illegal emigrants from Eastern countries
seized by Greek and Italian police on their soil. 

In other words, a country that has sent more than
800,000 emigrants abroad because it cannot afford to
keep them here will employ emigrants from Morocco,
Tunisia, China, Thailand and Bangladesh. It is said
that the number of the first contingent will be about
40,000. In addition, this number will even include
Moldavian, Romanian, Ukrainian and Russian
prostitutes, who are often caught by the Italian coast
guards or later on in Italy or Greece. They will be
detained and sent to Albania. 

What strikes most in this sad story is the
unbelievable promptness of the Albanian ministers to
put their signatures to the agreement.

They have lost even the barest minimum of dignity
necessary for a politician and are ready to sign any
document offered to them. This is called integrity,
European cooperation, good friendship (?!).

Albania, distinguished as the most mono-ethnic country
in Europe, as well as the most tolerant towards
foreign provisions, and which has agreed to consider
even minorities, risks being artificially transformed
into a multi-ethnic country with the consent of its
state leaders. 

This is only the first step. 

Three years ago, it was said that those who were in
power left us without a penny. With a twist of irony,
their replacements are leaving us without a
motherland.
 
 
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