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"Smart City"/ The secret meeting that Rama had in Abu Dhabi with the CEO who won the 118.5 million USD contract is revealed!

2026-04-21 15:08:38Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Edi Rama and Peng Xia during the meeting in Abu Dhabi

Rama paid an official visit to Abu Dhabi on Monday , where in addition to meeting with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, he also met with the CEO of the G42 group, Peng Xiao, the beneficiary of a controversial contract without a tender for the "Smart City" camera system, worth 118.5 million dollars.

In addition to Prime Minister Rama, the meeting with Xiao was also attended by the head of the State Intelligence Service, Vlora Hyseni, MP Ulsi Manja , and Deputy Minister of Interior, Xhemal Qefalia, the latter also the Albanian official who signed the contract with the company from the United Arab Emirates.

Asked by BIRN, a spokeswoman for the Council of Ministers said that the meeting with the head of G42 served to "explore and discuss the possibilities and potential for cooperation."

"The "Smart City" project envisages the deployment of thousands of smart cameras in public spaces, including cameras for monitoring traffic on roads, schools and border crossings.

"Smart City" has been included in the list of projects of national importance by the Albanian government and was initially expected to cost around $60 million. 

However, its cost almost doubled to $118.5 million without a public explanation, while financing is expected to be covered through a loan from the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development.

The project will be implemented by the company Presight AI, part of the G42 group, which has raised concerns in the United States Congress about its ties to Chinese companies.

Thomas Pramotedham , administrator of Presight AI , was also present at the meeting with the Albanian delegation .

The project has also been contested by digital rights experts for the risks it poses to citizens' privacy, due to the wide scale of surveillance in public spaces./ Birn


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