"Efforts made for Albanian PM's visit to take place"

"Efforts made for Albanian PM's visit to take place"

BELGRADE -- Albanian Ambassador Ilir Bocka said on Thursday evening that an effort is being made to go through with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's visit to Belgrade.

The visit is scheduled for October 22.

According to Tanjug, he also "voiced confidence that the Albanian side was not behind the recent incident" when a drone carried a Greater Albania map over the pitch where Serbia and Albanian teams were playing their European championship qualifier.

Bocka also noted that the Serbian authorities should "unequivocally condemn the extremist behavior during the match between the national teams of Serbia and Albania in Belgrade on Tuesday."

The latest information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Albania says the things are developing toward the realization of Rama's visit, Bocka told reporters at the Albanian embassy.

He noted that the incidents at the Serbia-Albania match did complicate the atmosphere, but underscored that it would be unproductive for cooperation between the two countries that a vacuum in relations is created after every incident, forcing them to start from scratch, and that both sides should demonstrate the capability to overcome the incidents.

Asked whether he or Tirana condemned the appearance of the banner with a Greater Albania map - showing his country expanded to include parts of Serbia, Greece, Macedonia, and Montenegro, which sparked the unrest during Tuesday's game - Bocka, according to Tanug, "avoided a clear answer, saying that he condemns all anti-sport aspects which began even before the match."

"We strongly condemn the violence and low provocations, as well as the media disinformation...