Berisha, "non grata" in Great Britain/ Ambassador Abbott: These are not things that are politicized

2024-12-25 07:46:00, Politikë CNA

Berisha, "non grata" in Great Britain/ Ambassador Abbott: These are

The ambassador of the United Kingdom, Nicholas Abbott, spoke about the list of persons non grata, among them the leader of the Democratic Party Sali Berisha.

According to Abbott these are legal processes, they are not things that are politicized. The ambassador said that it is a legal process where there are some conditions that are followed.

Interview on the show "Opinion"

Blendi Fevziu: Ambassador, the United Kingdom has announced that some citizens are prohibited from entering the United Kingdom. Why was this decision made? Will the list expand? The third question is related to the leader of the opposition in Albania and former Albanian President and Prime Minister Sali Berisha. Let's start from the first question, why this list? Why was this decision made?

Nicholas Abbott: The United Kingdom, like Albania, will make sure that we want to protect our security, that there is transparency in terms of the rule of law.

Blendi Fevziu: Does this also apply to other countries?

Nicholas Abbott: Even for other countries...

Blendi Fevziu: Are there people from other countries on the list?

Nicholas Abbott: This is not a process through which we target people only from Albania. There are also people in different states where we look at different issues and decide on them.

Blendi Fevziu: This was the first list. You don't make the list public, but Mr. Berisha, the leader of the opposition and the former president and former prime minister of Albania, said that he has been banned from entering the United Kingdom. Why Berisha?

Nicholas Abbott: As I told you, it is not routine for us to comment on individual issues. These are legal processes, they are not things that are politicized. This is a legal process where there are certain conditions that are followed. Clearly, in this case, an individual was affected. As I told you, we don't want to target specific individuals.

Blendi Fevziu: But do you have another list that will be announced soon?

Nicholas Abbott: It seems to me that people believe there is a secret list. This is not about lists, but about processes and our concerns.

Blendi Fevziu: But everyone here talks about lists.

Nicholas Abbott: I don't have this "list" in my back pocket.

Blendi Fevziu: You don't have...

Nicholas Abbott: I don't have it in my pocket./ CNA