An unexpected moment unfolded during the European Political Community Summit in Tirana, Albania today (16.05.2025) when the Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Ramawelcomed his Italian counterpart, Georgiawith a bow.
Georgia Melon, she felt the least flattered when she saw Edi Rama kneeling knightly on the red carpet of the session, convened these days in the Albanian capital, and holding her a diffusing and fierce Welcome –
“Eddie, stop … you do this to be at the same height”the Italian leader told him – Rama is known for his height (2.01m).
The Albanian prime minister, as a host, welcomed international leaders under torrential rain.
One of them was Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose experienced eye fell into the cool sneakers of Rama who also entered the photographers’ frame.
Erdogan, addressing the Albanian politician, said, “Wearing sneakers”
The presidents of the European Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament also attend the meeting.