PM Rama reassures orthodox community in Dhërmi for original Church building

25/08/2015 00:00

The building standing in as a Church in Dhërmi will be demolished to make way for the construction of the Church as it was in the seventies before abolition of religious activities by the communist regime, Prime Minister Edi Rama announced on social media today.

Rama posted two pictures, one of the original church, and the other of the building villagers are using today for religious ceremonies, saying it looked like a parking spot, and it will be put down in order for the authorities to reconstruct the proper building, modeled by the original church, part of the national heritage.

The demolition of the church sparked over the weekend the latest clash between Albania and Greece. Athens criticized the municipality actions saying displacement of religious objects is not something a country which aspires to enter the European family would do. Albania considered it interference on internal matters of the country and insisted that everything was done according to national and international laws and conventions. Prime Minister Edi Rama also commented on the case, saying Athens interventions on such topics were more common, but have slowed down lately. “They still need time to understand that Albania does not accept tutelage any more”, he wrote during a social media Q&A with his followers.

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