Watch: Albanian PM Edi Rama Repeats His Ritual For Meloni In Rome

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama once again knelt before Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, this time in Rome during the Ukraine-focused ‘Coalition of the Willing’ summit. The dramatic gesture, met with Meloni’s trademark smile and a hug, quickly went viral. While some hailed it as chivalrous diplomacy, others found it theatrical and overdone. This isn’t Rama’s first such moment, he’s made it a ritual, doing so in Abu Dhabi with a birthday gift and even under the rain in Tirana. Though he insists it’s a sign of gratitude for Italy’s support on migration, critics suggest it’s turning into a diplomatic spectacle.