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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT The SERVOALVANIKI conflict Unprecedented riots in Serbia - Albania flag of "Greater Albania"

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Πρωτοφανή έκτροπα στο Σερβία - Αλβανία για τη σημαία της «Μεγάλης Αλβανίας»

Wild incidents broke out during a football match between Albania and Serbia, in Belgrade for the qualifiers of Euro, which eventually stopped. The occasion was an episode with remote object on which hung the flag with the map of "Greater Albania" with annexed Kosovo, Epirus, Corfu and the West. Macedonia.

Serbian police arrested platforms official brother prothyopourgou Albania, Edi Rama, Olsi, and blamed him for the incident.

The media in Belgrade said that besides his brother Edi Rama, arrested and other members of the mission, which -as brother Albanian prothypourgou- were released as well, because of the strike Serb lawyers could not be determined defense counsel them. 

According to Serbian media, the Albanian delegation was led by a police escort from the Partizan stadium to the airport Nikola Tesla Airport, from where and returned to Tirana.

All started in the 41st minute when on the pitch has been spotted hovering remote controlled flying object, from which hung a banner, which depicted the map of Greater Albania. 
When after a few minutes the object began to fall in pitch, Serbian footballer Stefan Mitrovic grabbed the rope that hung the banner and got to remove it from the pitch, which caused the reaction of the Albanian football player, the who ran toward them to get it.

The spirits in the pitch lit and the situation worsened with the invasion supporters, one of whom punched Albanian footballer. 
The official Martin Atkinson showed the way of dressing to players in order to calm the situation and remove the fans from the pitch. 
And while the fight was going to continue, the Albanian Football Federation has set a condition for returning players on the court discharging step, a term was not accepted, so the match was stopped.

This particular race was described at the outset "high risk" and had decided not to go to Belgrade Albanian fans. 
The Serbian media believe that Serbia will be punished by UEFA as the organizer and what, like stress, remains to be seen what will happen with the players of the national team of Albania who came into conflict with Serbian player Stefan Mitrovic. 
The captain of the national football team of Serbia Branislav Ivanovic, in statements after the match, awarded the credit to his teammates who worked supportive, as pointed across to the players of the opponents when the fans invaded the pitch, but did not hide the disappointment for the interruption of the match.

"For us, the most important is that as a group we were then in the next group of Albania and offered support to the players. It is sad that football went in second place, "he added. 
Serbian footballer also said that the players felt that Albania is not able to continue after the break. 
Dacic: Template Challenge 
For "planned energy policy challenge" spoke the Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic. Stressed, is that the Serbian authorities are responsible for the fact that the fight was stopped.

"This is an unprecedented event in a football match and were designed. For me, the key question now is how will react the European Union and UEFA. If someone from Serbia waved a flag with the great Serbia or in Tirana to Pristina would already (the fact that) the agenda of the Security Council of the United Nations, "said the head of the Serbian diplomacy in Belgrade daily Blic. 
"Particularly controversial about this incident is that it was caused by the brother of the Albanian Prime Minister, who was here as a guest. All this gives the episode a political dimension and is energy policy challenge, "Mr.. Dacic.

He said that European Union diplomats lobbied the Serbian authorities to allow attendance Albanian supporters in the stadium. However, the Serbian security authorities prevented Albanian fans who arrived by plane at Belgrade airport to leave the Serbian capital and watch the match, for which tickets were not even. 
Local media said the incident occurred at a time when there is growing publications on improving relations between Serbia and Albania, on the occasion of the forthcoming visit of the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, on 22 October, the Serbian capital.

This is a historic visit, considering that this is the first visit of Prime Minister of Albania in Serbia over the last 70 years. 
Improvement of bilateral relations Belgrade-Tirana recorded also direct air link between the Serbian and the Albanian capital, three times a week from September 23. 

Edi Rama: Xeftilistikan Serbs with their appearance 
After the serious incidents, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama named as "horrible show" the Serb neighbors what happened on the pitch. 

By post on Facebook, Edi Rama wrote that is proud of the game of "red-". 
"Proud of the red-, winning the game as played football. Sorry for the neighbors who xeftilistikan internationally with their appearance, "says the message characteristics of Albanian Prime Minister. 
Yesterday's riots brought to the fore again the Serbian-Albanian conflict, demonstrating the deep roots of the antipathy between the two peoples everywhere Albanians celebrate what happened in the court of Partizan and Serbia was the obvious feeling of rage and humiliation.

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