{"id":14962,"date":"2026-04-23T23:10:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/athens-rebuts-rama-timeline-claim\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T23:10:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:10:36","slug":"athens-rebuts-rama-timeline-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/athens-rebuts-rama-timeline-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Athens rebuts Rama timeline claim\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1301769\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/rama_AP-2-320x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/rama_AP-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Athens rebuts Rama timeline claim\u00a0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/rama_AP-2-960x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>File photo. [AP]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Athens distanced itself from Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama\u2019s assessment that an agreement on delimiting an Exclusive Economic Zone could be reached by year\u2019s end, saying it does not share that view, a senior diplomatic source said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after Rama\u2019s remarks at the Delphi Forum, the source said discussions on a compromise to refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice have lingered for years without resolution.<\/p>\n<p>The same source said a previous compromise collapsed due to the Albanian side, after the country\u2019s Constitutional Court effectively rejected it. As a result, Albania must enact the necessary institutional changes so a future accord is not struck down again.<\/p>\n<p>The issue has repeatedly shifted among political actors in Tirana, including between the prime minister and successive presidents, most recently Bajram Begaj.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Lana Zohiou highlighted Greece\u2019s Delphi Declaration supporting Western Balkans\u2019 European path and outlined expectations for Albania.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe basic message to the Albanian side is that reforms must advance on the rule of law, protection of fundamental rights, and tackling corruption and organized crime,\u201d she said. \u201cOur priority is obligations regarding safeguarding the Greek national minority and property rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/politics\/foreign-policy\/1301769\/athens-rebuts-rama-timeline-claim\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File photo. [AP] Athens distanced itself from Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama\u2019s assessment that an agreement on delimiting an Exclusive Economic Zone could be reached by year\u2019s end, saying it does not share that view, a senior diplomatic source said. 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