Albania has declared Monday, February 13, National Day of Mourning as a sign of solidarity with Turkey and Syria where over 20,000 people lost their lives after the tragic earthquake.
Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the news through a post on social networks. He writes that the lowering of the national flag at half-mast and the lighting of a candle by everyone according to desire and opportunity, will be the meaningful signs of a Monday marked by human pain and popular solidarity that transcend our borders.
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The Albanian Government has decided that Monday, February 13, will be a NATIONAL MOURNING DAY as a sign of pain and prayer for the victims of the great tragedy of the earthquake on the Turkish-Syrian border, as well as a sign of solidarity with our friend Turkey, which found us near when a similar disaster struck Albania a short time ago
. Lowering the national flag to half-mast and lighting a candle by everyone according to desire and opportunity, will be the meaningful signs of a Monday marked by human pain and popular solidarity that transcend our borders