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The discussion between Albanian PM Rama, French President Macron and Azeri President Ilham Aliyev happened at the sidelines of a summit in Copenhagen.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and Austria’s Chancellor Christian Stocker share a laugh during a working session of the 7th European Political Community (EPC) Summit at the Bella Center in Copenhagen. (IMAGE: AFP)
A geography mix-up led European leaders to poke fun at US President Donald Trump at the European Political Community meeting in Copenhagen on Thursday.
Albanian PM Edi Rama was filmed joking about Trump’s cartographical confusion in a discussion with French President Emmanuel Macron and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev when he, mockingly, claimed that Macron had forgotten to congratulate the two leaders for “ending the war” between their nations.
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“You should make an apology … to us because you didn’t congratulate us on the peace deal that President Trump made between Albania and Azerbaijan,” Rama told Macron, leading Aliyev to burst into laughter, with Macron and Rama also joining in.
“I am sorry for that,” Macron said, responding in jest.
Donald Trump made the claim that Albania and Azerbaijan were at war twice earlier this year. He made the claim once during an interview with a broadcaster and another time before another world leader.
😅Bullseye! Albania’s prime minister trolled Trump to the laughter of colleaguesEdi Rama jokingly demanded an apology from Macron for not congratulating him and Aliyev on “making peace”.
Earlier, the U.S. president repeatedly claimed he had ended the war between Azerbaijan and… pic.twitter.com/VWT0nZV5Yt
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“I solved wars that was unsolvable. Azerbaijan and Albania, it was going on for many, many years, I had the prime ministers and presidents in my office,” he said during an appearance on Fox News in September.
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Shankhyaneel Sarkar is a senior subeditor at News18. He covers international affairs, where he focuses on breaking news to in-depth analyses. He has over five years of experience during which he has covered sev…Read More
Shankhyaneel Sarkar is a senior subeditor at News18. He covers international affairs, where he focuses on breaking news to in-depth analyses. He has over five years of experience during which he has covered sev… Read More
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