From: Exit Staff
Albanian Prime Minister Praises Turkey for COVID-19 Response

Prime Minister Edi Rama held a meeting with the Committee of Experts of Turkey on Thursday.

The meeting was attended by members of Albania’s Technical Committee and Minister of Health Ogerta Manastirliu.

During his speech, Rama affirmed that Turkey was one of the most prepared countries in the fight against Covid-19,

Rama added that since 2019 Turkey had provided emergency funds for such situations and set up special structures for the fight against Covid-19.

“The Expert Committee of Turkey has merit which, thanks to its expertise, was one of the most prepared countries at the moment of the appearance of this invisible enemy. There were quite a few large countries with large financial resources that found themselves in difficult situations. Turkey undertook a series of social distancing measures even before the WHO classified the coronavirus as a global pandemic.”

Rama said that Turkey has been an example country for Albania in terms of measures taken in the fight against this virus.