Prime Minister Edi Rama, through a post on "Facebook", announces that he is heading to Rome, to announce that the Giro d'Italia will start from Albania.
Through a video on social networks, Rama said that it is one of the most important sporting events broadcast by 200 television stations around the world and that over 800 million viewers will be introduced to the beauties of our country.
"Hello, we are about to leave for Rome, for the public presentation of the Giro d'Italia, one of the largest annual sports events broadcast by 200 televisions around the world. This year, Albania has been chosen as the place of the grand start, where the first 3 stages will take place and for three consecutive days the beauties of our country, Durrës and Kruja with their history and wonderful landscape. Tirana with its impressive development, Vlora with its river valley, with the peak of Llogara, with the waters of the Ionian and Adriatic will be exposed to the eyes of 800 million viewers. Not counting the tens, thousands of cycling fans who will come to Albania to follow their idols closely.
This major sporting event, where Albania's candidacy was selected for this year's edition of the Tour, is another meaningful reflection of the growth of our country's international popularity. Of our country, where until a few years ago, such events and developments could not even be imagined. This is another special impetus for the further growth of our tourism industry, which is young, but which closed last year with almost 12 million tourists. Albania is becoming more and more important day by day and its climb towards the top of the European Union by 2030 continues every day. Uninterrupted and unstoppable! ", said Rama.