The Mayor of Divjaka, Josip Gorrea, spoke about the debates held with Prime Minister Edi Rama during the meeting in Kuç, regarding the new territorial division and the future of the municipality he leads. Gorrea emphasized that his position has not changed and that he continues to defend the idea that Divjaka should remain a separate municipality.
According to him, the meeting was closed and the mayors had the opportunity to express their positions. Gorrea said that during this meeting he also opposed the idea of changing the status of Divjaka. "It was a closed meeting. It was discussed at length as a political group, which I call a big step forward. We each expressed our opinion. The Prime Minister of the country left the conversation open. Everyone should express their pure opinion," said Gorrea.
He stressed that he has never changed his position on this issue. "I am speaking clearly about what happened. Even in that meeting, I had no obligation to speak for others, but for myself. My position has been clear. It has not changed at any point from what I have stated. Even in that meeting, I strongly defended the idea of why the municipality should remain," he said.
Gorrea also raised questions about the work of the Commission led by Arbjan Mazniku, claiming that he has found some inconsistencies in its materials. "First, there are some inconsistencies in the Mazniku Commission. I caught some mistakes that I will let you know as well," the mayor declared.
He said that during the discussions he also made a comparison between Lushnja and Divjaka, while adding that one of the Commission's references could be related to a meeting where representatives of the local government were present.
"Second, I made a comparison between Lushnje and Divjaka. Perhaps the Commission in that quote refers to the fact that we held a meeting that we were present at," said Gorrea. The mayor also referred to the positions previously expressed by senior representatives of the Socialist Party, who, according to him, had stated that there would be no changes in the Fier region.
"In that meeting, again, you may have seen it in the media, senior representatives of the Socialist Party clearly stated that there would be no changes in the Fier region. I strongly defended the fact that I was not informed," he said. Gorrea underlined that he will continue to defend his position on preserving the Divjaka Municipality and that his objections are also related to the way the arguments for the proposed changes were drafted.
