After is accused publicly by Prime Minister Rama that Lulzim Basha and the Albanian Democratic Party (DP) are tied to the Russians and have received funds from them during the electoral campaign, Basha has reacted. This accusation comes also by an article published some days ago by the US magazine Mother Jones.
Lulzim Basha stated that Prime Minister Edi Rama met in October 2016 with representatives of a Russian oil company, which is on the black list of the United States of America. During the interview on "Opinion" on TV Klan, Basha said that Rama's meeting with representatives of the Russian company happened publicly, but not officially."In October 2016, Rama met with representatives of the Russian oil company Gunvor of Gennady Timchenko, who is on the US black list. The company wanted to take Albpetrol. Gennady Timchenko is on the black list of US authorities for violating the sanctions in Ukraine.
Our information is that except that he has met the company representatives in public, met it also outside the office. Do you want Russian links? Investigate the Russian ties that Rama has with the Turkish company that has been set up to build the Vlora airport. What tenders has this Turkish company gained with companies ...? "Said Basha.
This statement are made after the questions of the journalist Blendi Fevziu at "Opinion" show at TV Klan on Thursday, about whether the Democratic Party has links to the Russians, following the article by the American magazine Mother Jones, claiming they have lobbied for the DP in the US.