Edi Rama, the Prime Minister of the formerly Communist country, said Mr Blair would be “personally, totally and voluntarily” helping his government.
Mr Blair, who was Labour Prime Minister between 1997 and 2007, is considered to be a hero in Albania, a formerly Communist state of just three million people.
He was involved in Nato intervention in Kosovo in 1999, where ethnic Albanians were being attacked by Serb forces.
At the time, many children in the country were named “Tonibler” in his honour.
At a joint briefing in Tirana, Mr Blair – who is not being paid in his new role - said joining the EU is the “right and proper” prospect for the former Communist country.
He said: “The orientation toward Europe is immensely important, and personally I'd love to see this country join the family of European nations.”
Albania first applied for EU candidate status in 2009, when it joined NATO. Read on and comment » | Christopher Hope, Senior Political Correspondent | Thursday, October 03, 2013
My comment:
Tony Blair is committed to the Islamisation of Europe, obviously. Albania is a Muslim majority nation.
Is this a suitable nation to bring into the EU? If I remember correctly, Tone also wants Turkey in the Union. What is this meddlesome man trying to do to us?
The sooner this man retires from politics, the better it will be for all of us. – © Mark
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