Reportage/ 70 portraits of the Italian Prime Minister, on the walls of the restaurant "Trattoria Meloni"

2024-10-03 14:46:00, Qyteti im CNA

Reportage/ 70 portraits of the Italian Prime Minister, on the walls of the

Businessman and entrepreneur Gjergj Luca has opened the doors of the newest house of taste very close to the Port of Shengjin, "Trattoria Meloni".

From the name itself you can understand that beyond a restaurant, you can see an exhibition full of portraits of the Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni.

Earlier, the entrepreneur described it as a house of gratitude for all the contribution Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has made to Albania, calling her the woman who changed politics.

Reportage/ 70 portraits of the Italian Prime Minister, on the walls of the

DW has devoted a report to it, which CNA is reflecting in the article where it shows the fame beyond Albania of this restaurant and the genius idea of ??the businessman and entrepreneur Gjergj Luca.

It is still noon in Shengjin and "Trattoria Meloni" is completely booked.

Although it has been open for about a month, the fish restaurant is one of the most famous in Albania and not only for the quality of the cooking, but also because 70 paintings with the portrait of the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni are hung there.

But what connects the Albanian restaurant with the head of the Italian government? The owner Gjergj Luca is a big fan of Giorgia Meloni.

Reportage/ 70 portraits of the Italian Prime Minister, on the walls of the

"This little woman with a soul as big as a mountain, she fights for the truth and is not ashamed to tell the truth. And the truth is that today in Europe her family is expanding", said Luca.

News about the restaurant spread quickly in Italy. These tourists from Venice have come to see it up close.

"This place is unique in terms of interior decoration. It is very characteristic and perhaps the only one of its kind", said the tourist.

The 70 portraits in "Trattoria Meloni" were painted by the well-known painter Helidon Haliti. It took him about three months of work to complete the entire work.

Does Meloni belong to his favorite politicians?

"I don't have a favorite at all, not even as a woman to be honest," said the painter, among other things.

But more than the portraits, it's the restaurant's location that has raised questions. "Trattoria Meloni" is located almost next to the port of Shengjin and not far from the Gjadri camp. The agreement between Albania and Italy was met with skepticism from the moment of signing.

Reportage/ 70 portraits of the Italian Prime Minister, on the walls of the

Skepticism also accompanied the opening of the restaurant, linking the friendship of entrepreneur Luca with Prime Minister Rama.

Luca denies these claims and recalls the help that the Italians gave to the Albanians during the exodus of the 90s.

"I witnessed the second exodus and it was full of ships here. Today there are some ships, others are at sea when we saved thousands of children and elderly lives and sent them to Italy.

That country for the second time opened its doors to us, opened our soul, and it's not the problem that we escaped from a prison there and those people welcomed us, accommodated us, filled our stomachs, but those people took it upon themselves to integrate us", he said. businessman and entrepreneur Gjergj Luca.

In the coming weeks, Italy is expected to bring the first immigrants to Albania. In the centers set up in Shengjin and Gjadër, the procedures for about 36 thousand immigrants per year will be processed./ CNA

Taken from DW