Opposition calls for reconsideration of border demarcation with Greece

TIRANA, Oct 14 – Earlier this year, just before the parliamentary elections, Albania signed with Greece a border demarcation agreement on the line dividing the two countries at the Corfu channel.
Following that many individual voices came out in opposition saying that Prime Minister Sali Berisha had exploited that agreement for political electoral purposes and sold his country.
Further on there were voices adding that a deal was made because of a deal on building a gas pipeline that would pass from Greece to Italy.
The agreement has to be ratified by the parliament.
The opposition came out this week to claim that a commission of experts should check in detail the agreement, the border line set in the Ionian waters.
They also said that the parliament should not rush to ratify the agreement. The opposition is boycotting the parliament and the ratification may be soon on the parliament’s agenda.
Reacting to that, Foreign Minister Ilir Meta said Wednesday that the opposition has all institutional possibilities at its disposal to check the deal.
He turned down claims that there could be any hidden deal behind the agreement or that the country had negatively suffered due to that, adding that such voices do not help the country’s politics and may damage relations with the southern neighbor.