The executive director of the Basel Network, Jim Puckett, has launched an open letter to our government showing the organization's expectations for how incoming waste will be received, tested and managed.
BAN writes that it proposes a simple and transparent plan for testing these suspected remains upon their return to Durrës.
BAN is aware that this issue has attracted considerable media attention within Albania, along with many rumors and speculations.
We are concerned that, unless a proper plan is put in place for accepting and sampling suspected remains, it could lead to conspiracy theories, a lack of transparency and misinformation that serves no one.
We recommend that sampling begins immediately after the arrival of the first vessel. It is likely that the first shipment that will arrive in Durrës will be the 41 containers transported by Maria Saveria.
We believe that waiting for the second ship would create unnecessary controversy. The second ship should also be tested once it arrives.