Rama cut short the interview with the American journalist in Tirana, “Channel 5” warns the full release next week

Prime Minister Edi Rama was reported by the media to have cut short an interview with American journalist Andrew Callaghan, who is in Albania as part of a report on the country.

The news was announced by the “Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan” page, which published a post on social media, announcing that the full interview is expected to be released next week.

According to the post, the interview with Rama took place in Tirana and was cut short by the prime minister, while the journalist was conducting the conversation as part of a broader piece on Albania.

“Edi Rama walks out of the interview with Andrew Callaghan of Channel 5, at a time when the country is under scrutiny for wider investigations related to corruption, money laundering, drug trafficking and his business relationship with Jared Kushner,” the post published by the page says.

The announcement gives no further details on the concrete reason why Rama walked out of the interview or on the questions put to the prime minister.