Greeting Albanian counterparts
M. M. Haque, New York City
The November 29 edition of The Daily Star noted that the President and Prime Minister "felicitated" their Albanian counterparts on the occasion of the Liberation Day of Albania, and that the President "expressed his firm belief that the friendly relations and close cooperation existing between the two countries would be further developed and consolidated in the coming years."First, I have never seen any reason that this is a news story, that we felicitated someone or they felicitated us. it would be a story if there were something more to it but most countries feel they must acknowledge someone else's holidays or disasters, and they expect other countries to do the same for ours. But these seem to be non-stories. Second, have we really developed such a friendship and cooperation with Albania (which I'm sure most people can't find on a map) over the years that we need to let every reader know we're going to strengthen that relationship? What relationship do we have with Albania? A high volume of trade (imports or exports), sales of equipment or utilities, or do we provide assistance to one another? Nothing I've read to date shows me anything in the way of a relationship that's even minimally important.
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