The Chairman of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, held a meeting in Dallas with American Congressman Joe Wilson, Chairman of the US Congressional Helsinki Commission. The meeting was also attended by the Chairman of the Republican Party, Fatmir Mediu.

According to Berisha, the discussions focused on drug trafficking and cartels, government corruption and their influence on elections, as well as the state of democracy and opposition rights in Albania.

Berisha accused the Rama government of using the administration and institutions to serve power, while emphasizing that the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime was one of the main issues of the meeting.

Full reaction:
Meeting with Congressman Joe Wilson, chairman of the US Congressional Helsinki Committee:
We discussed the consequences of the narco-state and the electoral farce, the need for a technical government in Albania, and the human rights situation in Albania. During my visit to the United States of America, accompanied by the Chairman of the Republican Party of Albania, Fatmir Mediu, I had the pleasure of holding an important meeting with the Chairman of the US Congressional Helsinki Commission. Our discussion focused on the major problems facing Albania, mainly drug trafficking and the narco-state, rampant government corruption, and their direct impact on turning the elections into an electoral farce.

The fight against drug cartels and their influence on elections were discussed extensively at this meeting.

During the meeting, emphasis was placed on the positions expressed by President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to whom the strategic partnership with Albania aims primarily at the uncompromising fight against drug trafficking and cartels are a hope for Albanians. The fact that organized crime and drug money linked to the highest levels of government are being used by the current administration and government of Edi Rama to manipulate elections, control power and launder drug money was denounced.

We introduced the American congressman to the extremely difficult situation the country is in. Prime Minister Rama has destroyed the Constitution and all independent institutions, concentrating in his hands an absolute power that produces absolute corruption. We also raised the concern that the rights of the opposition in Parliament are violated and not respected. The Prime Minister completely controls the judiciary and uses it as a political weapon against the opposition in order to maintain power. He refused to lift the immunity of Deputy Prime Minister Balluku, thus openly blocking justice and the fight against corruption. At this meeting, we thanked Congressman Joe Wilson for his interest in the situation in Albania and his positions related to developments in the region!