To the strong criticism of the President of Albania, Ilir Mehta and the opposition on the decision of the Greece to proceed to extension of the territorial sea to 12 nautical miles in the Ionian Sea, responded on Monday with a series of posts on twitter the Prime Minister of the country.
Ο Eddie Rama accused his political opponents of throwing “nationalist folkloric mud”, and stressed that it is Greece's right to expand, while any disputes will be resolved in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, as agreed between the two parties.
Llumi nacional-folklorik i politikës shqiptare pa kufij, pa din e iman, është derdhur sërish në oqeanin digjital përmes shpifjes së madhe të “shitjes së detit” Greqisë! Këtë marrëzi ekstreme për përfitime politike mund ta besojnë vetëm ata që s'duan të dëgjojnë e as të kuptojnë!
- Edi Rama (@ediramaal) December 26, 2020
The Albanian Prime Minister stresses that Greece is exercising its right, as Albania did in 1990, with our country not raising any issue.
Jetojmë në shekullin XXI dhe në mes të Europës,ku nuk mund të “shiten” e “blihen” dot dete e territore as fshehurazi, as haptazi nga asnjë autoritet i veçantë! Këto mund të ndodhin vetëm në batakun e ligësisë e të injorancës,ku llumi i shqiptarisë gjen shesh për përsheshin e tij!
- Edi Rama (@ediramaal) December 26, 2020
Ja edhe dokumentat e vitit 1990 kur Shqipëria bëri fiks këtë që bëri Greqia sot dhe që është në fuqi sot e gjithë ditën në regjistrin e OKB! As pala greke s'kishte çfarë kontestonte atëherë, as ne s'kemi çfarë kontestojmë sot tek vendimi i Greqisë! Lëreni llumin në batakun e vet! pic.twitter.com/1BXj3XfWyq
- Edi Rama (@ediramaal) December 26, 2020
Responding to the Albanian opposition's accusations, Rama says that secret deals cannot be made in 21st century Europe, as his political opponents accuse him.
The presidential decree of Greece
On Sunday it entered into force with its publication in the Government Gazette, the Presidential Decree on the closure of the bays and the establishment of straight baselines in the maritime area of the Ionian Sea and the Ionian Islands up to Cape Taenaro of Peloponnese, an act which brings one step closer to the completion of the procedure for the extension of the coastal zone to 12 nautical miles in the Ionian Sea.
As stated in a relevant announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Presidential Decree was issued in implementation of thethe 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
«It is a necessary step in the process of extending the country's coastal zone in the above-mentioned area, an action which, under the Convention, is an inalienable right of the country».
«The Presidential Decree notes that Greece reserves the right to exercise in the other areas of its territory its respective rights, as they derive from the Convention on the Law of the Sea, which reflects customary international law,» the Foreign Ministry stresses.
«Greece, strictly committed to upholding international law, including the Law of the Sea, always acts in accordance with international legality», the statement concludes.
