Albania has returned 20 icons to North Macedonia that were stolen a decade ago. Albanian Culture Minister Elva Margariti said the return showed Albania’s commitment to the fight against the trafficking of “cultural inheritance objects.” The icons were handed over at a ceremony on December 15 in Tirana with the prime minister of North Macedonia and the head of the Orthodox Church in North Macedonia in attendance. The cargo arrived later at the National Museum in North Macedonia’s capital, Skopje, where the icons were unpacked and briefly presented to the public.
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