The Pan-Albanian Federation of America VATRA (THE HEARTH)/
April 10, 2016/
P R E S S R E L E A S E/
The Board of Directors of The Pan-Albanian Federation of America VATRA (THE HEARTH), held a meeting today at the organization’s headquarters in New York, where its discussion focused primarily on a reported statement by the Prime Minster of Albania that “Donald Trump is a threat to America and, no doubt, a threat to Albanian-American ties.” According to The New York Times and other media sources, Mr. Rama was speaking at a talk show Thursday evening on Kosovo’s private television channel Klan Kosova, when he said that Trump’s election would bring “major damage” to the U.S. and would also be “a real threat to Albanian-American ties”.
The Prime Minister’s statement was unanimously condemned by the Board Members, as irresponsible and out of touch with reality. Intentionally or not, he interferes in the electoral process of the U.S. He also seems to ignore the fact that the friendly Albanian-American ties were established a long time ago and have been progressively strengthened, especially around the time of World War I, when President Woodrow Wilson saved Albania from further partitioning by the European Allies. The credit goes both ways: on one side, the reputation of Albanian Americans who showed love and loyalty to this Country and intensive lobbying, particularly by Bishop Fan Noli, Faik Konitza and others on behalf of Albania; on the other side, the spirit of democracy and compassion for the small nations and for human rights of the people of the United States. This has been a continuous pattern since its inception over a century ago and it will continue unabatedly for the foreseeable future.
In addition, Mr. Rama should know that the friendship of the United States towards Albania is bipartisan, as it has been demonstrated in the past and in recent times; and Albania is the one who enjoys a greater benefit from its relationship with the United States, not the other way around!
During the dreadful communist rule, the Albanian diaspora in America and elsewhere in the Free World, particularly VATRA, has been the true voice of the Albanian people and has maintained and strengthened friendly ties with the American people, as opposed to the official voice of the communist party that gave birth to the party that Mr. Rama chairs today.
We know that whoever wins the presidential election will maintain strong friendly ties with Albania. At the same time, we want to assure Mr. Trump and other candidates, that the Albanian people everywhere will remain friendly and pro-American as always, regardless of who occupies the White House.
Vertete ka teper te drejte Konfederata Pan shqiptare Vatra qe reagon ne kete menyre sepse nuk i takon kryeministrit Rama te nderhyje ne punet e mbrendshme te zgjedhjeve te Amerikes si kryeminister ndersa si qytetar i thjeshte ka te drejte te thote mendimin e tij por ne kete rast nuk eshte i tille nje qytetar i thjeshte por kryeminister i Republikes se Shqiperise.
Persa i perket miqesise midis Amerikes dhe Shqiperise tani nuk varet kjo miqesi nga kryeministri e fjalet e tij por nga populli amerikan dhe populli shqiptar ku nje rol kyq ne kete miqesi luan diaspora shqiptare ketu ne Amerike megjithese kjo diaspore vazhdon te jete jo e bashkuar por e percare per te vetmen arsye sepse te gjithe shqiparet duan te jeni t pare dhe kane krijuar qindra e qindra shoqata ku mjaft prej tyre jane te demshme dhe demtojne me dashje apo po dashje harmonine e diaspores shqiptare te amerikes.
Konfederata Pan Shqiptare Vatra duhet ta dije mire qe ne te vertete diktatura komuniste ka vdekur ne 1991 por Shqiperia drejtohet nga bijte e ish komunisteve te cilet vetem kane nderrua kostumin dhe shkojne sa majtas djathtas vetem e vetem qe ta grabisin ne ekstrem kombin shqiptar.