George Sorros Named Honorary Citizen of Tirana

Dritan Ziu

22 November 2005

George Soros, prominent businessman and philanthropist, was named honorary citizen of Tirana last week, during his visit the Albanian capital. The honorary citizenship was presented by Edi Rama, the Mayor of Tirana, in gratitude for the contribution the OSF-Albania provided for the improvement of education system in Tirana.

George Soros named honorary citizen of Tirana

During his visit to Albania, Soros also met with Prime Minister Berisha, to discuss the Albanian Government participation in the process of �brain return� to the country.

Berisha said that the aim of the Government is to bring the people who got educated and qualified abroad back to the country. On his side, Mr. Soros expressed his interest in this project and reassured the Prime Berisha about the future support in this issue.

Berisha and Soros also discussed the initiatives related to the fight against the corruption. Prime Minister Berisha emphasized the efforts that the Government will undertake in order to have a functional and uncorrupted administration. Soros advised the Prime Minister to pay attention to avoid that these efforts turn into acts of political vengeance, but to make them real solutions that would hit the corruption in all areas where its existence was proven and documented.