Anti-Xenophobic Rhetoric
The lighting of Chanukah candles in the Administration of the President of Albania. December 17, 2014
On December 17, 2014, President Bujar Nishani celebrated Hanukah with the Jewish community in is Administration. At the event, he noted, “This holiday in the Presidential Administration demonstrates the best traditions of the Albanian people – hospitality and tolerance. Albanians and Jews are people tied by history. Their friendship is tested and proven during the horrible days of the Holocaust, when Jews found haven and salvation in our country.”
On December 17, Prime Minister Edi Rama said that Serbia and Albania are neighbours, not enemies, thus recognising that Kosovo is an integral part of Serbia, since its border with Albania stretches along the south of Kosovo. “We need to continue along the path of cooperation,” he told Albanian Top Channel.
