Albanian embassy receives protest note over Serbian flag burning in central Tirana square

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia has delivered a note of protest to the Embassy of the Republic of Albania in Belgrade, which strongly condemns the act of burning the national flag of the Republic of Serbia on the central city square in Tirana.

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On November 20, a video appeared on social networks and media portals showing football fans in Tirana burning a Serbian flag on Skanderbeg Square.

Tifozët djegin flamurin serb në Sheshin Skënderbej pic.twitter.com/fAZB69b2je— JOQ Albania (@JoqAlbania) November 20, 2023

"We believe that such events harm bilateral relations between the two countries, which have in the past few years reached the highest point in their centuries-long history," announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia.

A statement adds that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, in that spirit, expects that competent institutions of the Republic of Albania will do everything in their power to identify and prosecute the perpetrators of that act, who are clearly visible in the published video, as well as that they will inform institutions of the Republic of Serbia about that, via diplomatic channels, and within a reasonable period of time.

(Telegraf.rs)