
The Russian Embassy in Albania has reacted to the statements of Minister Blendi Gonxhja and the head of the Socialist Party Parliamentary Group Taulant Balla, who stated that Moscow is standing by after the protests that have been going on for 34 days.
In a post on social media, the Russian Embassy expressed that such statements create surprise, while adding that such statements are not the first to be made, which show that the government is looking for enemies even where there are none.
Full reaction:
The statements of the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sports of Albania B. Gonxha and the Deputy of the Parliament of Albania, Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of the Socialist Party of Albania T. Balla regarding the "Kremlin's involvement" in the protests taking place in the country, arouse surprise.
We are also seeing similar allegations in a number of media outlets by certain journalists. These statements are completely baseless.
Russia strictly implements one of the fundamental principles of its foreign policy: the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of foreign states.
Moscow always respects the people's choice and works with the legitimately elected government. We wish the Albanian people success and prosperity, regardless of the current political situation and the current level of relations.
We regret to note that this is not the first time that Albanian politicians have tried to baselessly impose the idea of the so-called "malign influence" of Russia on the local public.
We call for a more responsible approach to such statements and a restraint from looking for enemies where there are none.