After U.S. visit, Rama to address Albanians from Tirana airport today

The Prime Minister’s Office has announced that on Sunday, as soon as he returns from his visit to the United States, where he took part in the proceedings of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Edi Rama will address Albanians with a message from the press hall of Tirana International Airport “Nënë Tereza”.

According to the announcement, since today’s departure from New York’s JFK airport is still unconfirmed as a result of bad weather, the exact time of Prime Minister Rama’s address will be announced tomorrow morning.

“Tomorrow, as soon as he returns from the visit to the United Nations, Prime Minister Edi Rama will address Albanians with a message from the press hall of ‘Nënë Tereza’ Airport. Since today’s departure from New York’s JFK airport is still unconfirmed as a result of bad weather, we will announce the exact time of the address tomorrow morning,” the announcement states.

The prime minister’s U.S. visit, which began with a meeting with the Albanian community in Michigan — where he announced plans to open an Albanian consulate and stressed the priority of “Albania 2030” — continued with important engagements in New York.

As part of it, Rama held a meeting with the Albanian community in Staten Island, where he announced that the government has begun creating the National Diaspora Register.

According to the prime minister, this register will serve as “a window for all those who want to invest a little or a lot in Albania.”

He referred to the National Diaspora Strategy 2030, adopted at the latest diaspora summit, which rests on four main pillars: governance and services, diaspora dialogue and expertise, economy and innovation, and language and culture for the new generations.

Rama stressed that the most important change in the relationship with the diaspora has happened “in mindset,” turning it into a “very inclusive and organic” bond.

He praised the role of Albanian emigrants as “a great sea of energy” and stressed that Albania is no longer a country of survival, but a country of hope, where expectations have moved from “it could be worse” to “it can be better.”

During his stay in New York, the prime minister also took part in other activities with the Albanian-American community and delivered his speech at the UN General Assembly, touching on topics such as artificial intelligence, European integration and Albania’s standing on the international stage.