"Vatican" for the Bektashis in Tirana, Baba Mondi: We did not ask for a Muslim state, the initiative is only Rama's
2024-09-21 22:38:35PolitikëSHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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The World Grandfather of the Bektashians, Haxhi Dede Edmond Brahimaj, has reacted to the news of the creation of a microstate like that of the Vatican in Tirana.
Prime Minister Edi Rama said in the "New York Times" that the micro-state will be about 11 hectares and will have its own passport, but Baba Mondi says that the initiative is completely conceived and proposed by the head of the Albanian government and that the Bektashis have not requested the creation of a Muslim state.
"The news that Albania can grant sovereignty to the Bektashi Order for territorial independence has surprised us. We have not sought and do not pretend to create a Muslim state. The initiative is entirely Prime Minister Rama's. We have not been asked about what the Prime Minister has stated in the 'New York Times'" , Baba Mondi told A2CNN.
So, the American newspaper wrote that it is an enclave modeled after the Vatican, but four times smaller, which means that the Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order will be the smallest state in the world.
Meanwhile, it is learned that a team of legal experts, including international lawyers, are drafting the relevant legislation.
"So far, Edi Rama, a non-practicing Catholic, said that only a few of his closest aides know about the plan and NATO allies such as the United States have not been consulted ," the newspaper points out.
