2023-08-18 21:38:58
This is called being a diplomat. The Italian Embassy in Albania has refunded an unpaid slate left by Italian tourists in the town of Berat.
The affair, which took on the false air of a diplomatic incident, was the subject of a phone call from Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni. According to the daily The print, the leader would have grimaced and said these words to the ambassador: “Pay the note of these idiots, please, and make a press release! Italy cannot be dishonored like this. »
The case at the heart of the news in Albania
The reason for this rapid reaction may be due to the fact that this story of unscrupulous tourists had made the front pages of the Albanian media and the rounds of social networks. In total, the four vacationers left behind a note of 80 euros.
“Italians respect the rules and pay their debts, and we hope that this type of incident will not happen again,” the embassy said in a statement. Ideally located by the Adriatic Sea, Albania, a country where the cost of living is lower than in Western Europe, has become in recent years a privileged vacation spot for tourists looking for good deals, especially in the context of inflation.
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