Apart from the reports on the catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, in the last 24 hours,the Albanian media in the region are dominated by content with even greater intensity in relation to the “McGonigal” affair, as well as news about the US 50-million-dollar support for cyber defense in Albania. Below is the selection of CIVIL Media’s Editorial Office from Albanian media in the region with several more topics.
SHEKULLI: McGonigal’s activity in Albania, more serious than the connection with Deripaska
“The ‘McGonigal’ case consists of two questions. The first one is about his services to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, the second one about the trips and meetings in Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and so on.
The Deripaska file received the greatest attention in US media, but a former FBI agent told CNN that the file for Albania is even more serious. Because in the case of Albania, FBI was used by foreign interests for an investigation on a US citizen, such as lobbyist Nick Muzin”, reported the Albanian media outlet Shekulli.
FAX WEB: The US with 50 million dollars in support of cyber defense in Albania
“50 million dollars of support for cyber defense. We will strengthen this sector, this is the beginning of the assistance and it is not yet complete. Attacks are yet to be a threat, they will not disappear, there is no magic dust to make them go away”, said US Ambassador to Albania, Yuri Kim, reported Albanian media outlet Fax Web.
ALBEU: Rescue team from Albania arrives in Turkey
“The team for search and rescue and medical assistance sent by the Albanian state has arrived in Turkey. News about the Albanian team arriving in Turkey was announced by Prime Minister Edi Rama, who via a post on Facebook posted the photo several minutes before going on the ground and starting to work”, reported the Albanian media outlet Albeu.
DUKAGJINI: Government of Kosovo approves request of Turkey, sends contingent of KSF in regions affected by the earthquake
“The Government of the Republic of Kosovo, through an online session, adopted the decision to send the contingent of the KSF (Kosovo Security Forces), according to the request of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Turkey, for humanitarian aid in the regions affected by the earthquake in Turkey”, is said in the announcement of the Government of Kosovo to the media, reported Kosovo media outlet Dukagjini.
SYRI NET: Oh Lajcak, Kosovo cannot accept to become Czechoslovakia of 1938
“Do you remember September 30, 1938, when Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, French Prime Minister Edouard Daladier and British Prime Minister Chamberlain signed the ‘Munich Pact’, an agreement that sealed the fate of Czechoslovakia, the establishment and granting of the ‘German Association’ in Germany’s Czechoslovakia”. It should be underlined that this ‘mono-ethnic Association’ is also being made in the ‘name of peacemaking’”, and excerpt of the column “Oh Lajcak, Kosovo will not accept to become Czechoslovakia of 1938”, by the author Gezim Mekuli, published in the Kosovo daily Syri Net.
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Translation: N. Cvetkovska
