Prime Minister Edi Rama has called for calm over the situation in Ukraine, reassuring Albanians that we are far from war or conflict.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Balkans have been somewhat nervous over fears the conflict could spread to the region, in particular considering Serbia’s allyship with Moscow.
Rama said that it was likely the country will see a reduction in products on shelves, including wheat products.
“In fact, some essential goods related to the Russian and Ukrainian wheat markets, for example, are no longer available as they were,” he said.
On Tuesday, the last Russian grain delivery arrived in Albania. The country currently gets almost 50% of its wheat from Russia and Ukraine, something that is no longer possible. There is about two months of grain left in wholesaler reservers and zero in government reserves.
As for war in Albania, Rama said “we are very far from this kind of imagination. I hope and believe so much more that we are in the place of the military alliance which works on the principle that if one is touched, everyone is affected.”
He hinted there was no need to ready the shelters made by communist dictator Enver Hoxha.
