Sali Berisha directly admitted that he lobbied for the US Department of State to exempt him from the ban on entering the US.
Asked by journalists who paid for the lobbying, Sali Berisha said that the payment was made by a foundation that helps the DP, but he chose not to disclose the amount.
Berisha : I have not negotiated with anyone. There is a code, if you went to court, go to court. Did they lobby for Berisha? Yes, they lobbied. The procedure is lobbying. I did not lobby with the Biden administration, I did not do any lobbying with the Biden administration. There is no other procedure there than lobbying. The only sanction I had was a visa, they tried with pathological will to pass it to the treasury. They are a foundation that helps the DP and has undertaken to defend the cause of the DP.