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The US warns of a wave of "non gratas" in North Macedonia; but in Albania, will the black list be expanded?

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Let's not forget that it was Trump who introduced the 'non grata' system. Adriatik Llalla is the first in the world to be sanctioned by the Americans...

The American ambassador in Skopje, Angela Ageler, announced the expansion of the "black list" with other persons suspected of crime and corruption in North Macedonia.

During a statement to the media after the opening of the first Conference on the fight against corruption in the Western Balkans - organized by the United States Embassy in Skopje in cooperation with the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement - Angeler emphasized that the list "is dynamic and always has names that are reviewed and discussed".

According to "REL", it did not specify names or deadlines for their inclusion in the list, stressing that this is a matter decided by Washington.

" I don't have a timeline because it's Washington's decision, but I can assure you that as we speak there are a number of names that are being considered, and as always we look to add new names ," Ageler told reporters on Thursday. in Skopje.

During 2023, the US Department of State blacklisted the former Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister, Koço Angjushev, while before him several other high-profile politicians and businessmen, such as the mayor of the Municipality of Struga, Ramiz Merko, and the controversial businessman, Orce Kamchev.

The former director of the secret service, Sasho Mijalkov, and the former prime minister Nikola Gruevski, the chairman of the Albanian Democratic Party, Menduh Thaçi, the former deputy Xhevat Ademi, the former minister of internal affairs, Lube Boskovski and others.

But the question arises, when will the "non gratas" crack in Tirana? The last one to be declared unwanted is Sali Berisha. Since that time there have been announcements from the Biden administration, but we have not seen concrete names sanctioned by DASH. Meanwhile, there are many whose visas have been blocked, but they have kept it a secret. We also have to see the policy that Trump will follow. Let's not forget that he was the one who introduced the 'non grata' system. Adriatik Llalla is the first in the world to be sanctioned by the Americans and this happened during the Trump administration. It was Rex Tillerson who on the 14th of 2018 announced that Llalla was unwanted with his family, the first official in the world.

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