Prime Minister Edi Rama renewed his call for dialogue on Wednesday morning, putting back the chairs he had set up the previous day, which students had demonstratively rejected.
He said there may be 1,001 grievances and problems, but none of them justify violence.
“There are a thousand and one grievances, a thousand and one hardships, a thousand and one problems. There may even be 1,001 reasons to protest, but no reason justifies violence.
Every reason is another argument for dialogue between people who share the same homeland, people who share a common home, people who ultimately want the same thing: to make Albania a better country.
The right to protest is undeniable, but violence is a punishable crime. Yesterday, the call for dialogue was met with violence. Today, the opportunity for dialogue is here once again.
My hand remains extended to anyone who thinks differently from me and from the majority who have been terrorised under the pressure of violence.
But everything we want to achieve better, in greater measure and more quickly, can only be accomplished through work, through the income generated by that work, and by directing those resources towards the problems that need solving.
Distance yourselves from violence, and every perpetrator of violence will face consequences. The response will be consistent, legal and financial.
Anyone who damages public property or someone else’s property will have to pay.
In Albania, everyone will have their place, but no one’s freedom can extend to the point where another person’s freedom begins.
No one can impose their rights at the expense of others, who also have the right to live together under the shared principles of democratic and peaceful coexistence,” Rama said.
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