The British Embassy in Tirana has called on the Albanian government to engage in constructive dialogue with stakeholders regarding its plan to demolish the National Theatre.
The embassy retweeted the supportive message of EU Commissioner for Culture Mariya Gabriel against demolition, and wrote:
We support EU Commissioner Gabriel’s call for dialogue and for all involved to give the time and space for this to happen meaningfully. Dialogue is never wasted, particularly in these troubled times. https://t.co/4UETa5KvHp
— UK in Albania (@UKinAlbania) May 15, 2020
The reactions come after the Tirana Municipal Council secretly and illegally approved a decision on Thursday to demolish the National Theatre.
Commissioner Gabriel has expressed the European Commission’s support for Tirana’s National Theatre earlier also, when it was placed on the Europa Nostra ‘7 Most Endangered’ list.
