"A real lady!" The owners of the restaurant in Berat thank Meloni

2023-08-19 17:41:00, Aktualitet CNA

"A real lady!" The owners of the restaurant in Berat thank Meloni

Gabriela Kadena

The owners of the restaurant where 4 Italian tourists left without paying have thanked the Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni for the payment made.

Gabriela Kadena, owner of the restaurant, says that they will keep the money as a memory and also against the evil eye.

"Albanian and Italian journalists and TV channels have contacted us, but we have not allowed any interviews. Those Italian tourists who ran away without paying have given us great publicity for our city. Let's thank them! We already said that this was not problem since the Italians are at home, many of them come like our family in Italy when we immigrated. We hope they enjoyed the food. We hope they spent that money on something nice!

Heartfelt thanks to Georgia Meloni, a real lady! We are not rich, we work hard as a family, we don't make enough to be impressed by that money! But this is not a matter of money for us and we are very touched by her gesture! A great example of dignity from a good strict mother who sets an example in her house! Great Georgia! We love it very much even as half Italians that we are! He honored us by coming to Vlora on vacation!

In the photo is the money that was sent to us by the embassy. They will stay here in the restaurant as a wonderful memory and also against the evil eye. Thank you Prime Minister Meloni Viva Italy Viva Albania!" - writes Gabriela Kadena, owner of the restaurant.

In an official reaction, the Italian embassy announced that the bill of the Italian tourists had been paid by order of Meloni. But this action provoked the reaction of the opposition in Italy, which threw accusations that public money had been used. Through a second reaction, the Italian embassy in Tirana clarified yesterday that the money belonged to Meloni.

Meloni said on social networks: "I was ashamed, because the Italy I want to represent is not a nation that talks about these things, that does not respect the work of others, that thinks it's fun deceiving others."/ CNA