The Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama It does not miss an opportunity to remind us that humor also fits in politics … Although sometimes his own is black. From international conferences to press conferences, his appearances are framed by jokes – which sometimes give laughter and sometimes cause embarrassment or even reactions.
In a nutshell, Edi Rama takes care to look. Politician, shows or a bit of two…
Albanian prime minister shook Donald Trump For the blunder with the… war of Albania and Aberbaijan (which ended…). Of course, the US president confused Albania with Armenia.
In the informal European Council in Denmark, Edi Rama crossed with President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliev. The French President Emmanuel Macron was also present.
Rama then said to the French president: “You have to congratulate Aliev and me because Trump ended the war between our countries.”
At the hearing of … observation, Emmanuel Macron laughed and apologized with Edi Rama saying “it doesn’t matter”. In fact, Macron also gave a “slap” to the Prime Minister of Albania with the present laughing.
Bullseye! Albania’s prime minister trolled Trump to the laughter of colleagues
Edi Rama jokingly demanded an apology from Macron for not congratulating him and Aliyev on “making peace”.
Earlier, the U.S. president repeatedly claimed he had ended the war between Azerbaijan and… pic.twitter.com/VWT0nZV5Yt
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Trump’s blunder was on September 18th as part of the statements following his meeting with British Prime Minister Kir Starmer.
So while he was in his successes in the end of wars around the world, Donald Trump referred to the long-standing clash of Armenia-Azerbaijan for the controversial Nagorno-Karabakh region. But saying that he “settled” the conflict, reported to Armenia as “Albania” – and called Azerbaijan “Aberbaijan”.
See also Donald Trump’s controversial statement:
Trump says he solved the problem between Albania and Azerbaijan. pic.twitter.com/q27Yu7zeTI
— Clash Report (@clashreport) September 12, 2025
Rama’s “black” humor for mixing Putin in death prince
With an anecdote, which caused laughter and embarrassment to the Slovenian conference, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama had commented on the scenarios that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the death of his head of Wagner. Gevgeni Prigozin.
Speaking on a panel, in the presence of leaders of candidate countries for joining the EU, Rama said – telling a fantastic story – that the Russian prime minister complained to Putin about the time difference between the western and eastern part of Russia.
Specifically – in the context of fantastic history – Rama said: “I do not know if you have heard that Russia is considering unifying the time zones. Because there is a 9 -hour difference between one end of the country and the other. The prime minister went to Putin and said: “Mr President, we have a problem. I sent my family vacation and called them on the phone to tell them goodnight but there was in the morning, it was on the beach.
I phoned Overf Saltz to wish him a birthday, but he replied that his birthday was the next day. I phoned Si Jing to wish him the New Year, but he told me it was still the old year. “And then Putin replied:”Yes, it happened to me, I phoned Prigozin’s family for their loss, but the plane had not yet taken off. ”
At the hearing of the joke, some were laughing, while others remained inexpressible.
The exact causes of the fall of Wagner’s plane, in August 2023, remain indefinitely. The Kremlin has rejected the claim that President Putin has ordered Prince’s death for revenge.
Funny with Bulgaria, Greece and Zaef
“Everyone has the right to feel frustrated because Bulgaria suddenly appears and wants something more,” the Albanian prime minister said, referring to Bulgaria’s veto to launch accession negotiations between Northern Macedonia and the EU.
He also revealed that he said, giving, to the then Prime Minister of Northern Macedonia Zoran Zaev:
“I hope they don’t want to call you Western Bulgaria, because then you should negotiate with the Greeks again …”.
Subdivisions and… journalistic pushes
The image of Edi Rama kneeling in the view of the Italian prime minister Georgia It is the custom that became a worship for the Albanian prime minister. He has done it a few times.
His bowings become viral every time.
And once again:
On the contrary the moment when pushed a journalist Because he didn’t like the question, he caused a salvo in Albania, with the Union of Journalists denouncing a breach of ethics and physical integrity.
Rama was upset by the journalist’s question Amphrofoose Afterwho asked him about an investment plan on the island of Sazan. With his hand he pushed the journalist who was about to fall.
#Albania: Women Press Freedom denounces PM Edi Rama’s aggression towards #Ambroziameta. It is unacceptable to push a reporter. Not the first time the leader has shown contempt toward critical press. We stand with Meta & demand Rama apologizes & treats journalists with respect. pic.twitter.com/nvYqI6BByD
— #WomenInJournalism (@CFWIJ) March 19, 2024
In a statement, the Union of Albanian journalists said that “the refusal and avoidance of the prime minister for a specific answer was accompanied by intimidating language and a violation of ethics, even violating the journalist’s physical integrity.”