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Prime Minister Edi Rama continues to pathetically defend the pact with Jared Kushner for investments in Albania.
He spoke to the Greek media outlet "To Vima", where he stated that it is up to Trump's son-in-law to decide when the work will start. Rama continues to state that he did not sign this agreement to get closer to Trump.
-You have granted strategic investor status to, among others, Jared Kushner, who is Donald Trump's son-in-law.
Or, better yet, Donald Trump is Jared Kushner's father-in-law.
-Yes, that's right, Prime Minister. There are two major projects and one of them is the transformation of an uninhabited island into a luxury resort. Is there a planned delivery date?
There are two projects that Mr. Kushner is involved in. One is entirely private. The other is in partnership with the state. The Albanian government will have shares in it through our investment company. The first project is under development. They have been authorized for everything. So now it is up to them to continue with the construction phase. The second, the island, is much more complicated because it involves a lot of infrastructure issues, but it is an amazing project. And if it comes to fruition, it will be wonderful.
-There have been articles in the international press suggesting that Mr. Kushner's business activities – in general, not those in Albania, specifically – may benefit from his father-in-law's position. Is this a concern for you?
First of all, when these deals were made, his father-in-law was not in the White House; on the contrary, he has been a defendant in many cases. Of course, there were people who bet that he would become president again and others who thought he would never come back. But it was never a political issue for us, or for me personally. It was never a question of whether he or his wife were someone’s son-in-law or daughter-in-law. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: these are American investors who are incredibly dedicated to these projects and who are laser-focused on every detail. And by the way – even though this is the only way we’ve ever operated – the first thing Jared said to me was this: “Prime Minister, everything has to be done by the rules.”
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