首相埃迪·拉马表示，他不会与扔石块和使用暴力推进诉求的示威者进行谈判。
Prime Minister Edi Rama said he won’t negotiate with protesters who throw cobblestones and use violence to push through their demands.
为期一周的阿尔巴尼亚暴力抗议已造成数百人受伤，财产损失主要发生在首都，该首都本世纪以来遭遇的最严重动乱。
Violent protests have lasted a week around Albania, leaving hundreds of people injured and property damaged mainly in the capital, which has seen the worst unrest in a decade.
“在周一与警察的会议上，拉马手持石块说，‘你不能与这些人谈判’，‘一旦国家与这些人谈判，它就已经失败了’。拉马指责示威者企图通过暴力强迫政府更迭，坚称他至2029年仍有执政授权，只能在选举投票中被挑战。”
“You cannot negotiate with this,” Rama, holding a cobblestone in his hand, said at a Monday meeting with police officers. “The moment the state negotiates with this, it has fallen.”Rama accused demonstrators of trying to force a change of government through violence, insisting that his mandate to govern until 2029 can only be challenged at the ballot box.
原本主要针对与杰拉德·库什纳（前美国总统唐纳德·特朗普女婿）有关的豪华海滨度假村的和平运动，已发展为近五个月的抗议，要求政治问责，而腐败调查正针对总理亲信。
What began as a largely peaceful movement against a luxury coastal resort linked to Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, has widened to nearly five months of protests and demands for political accountability as corruption probes target some of the premier’s closest allies.
上周，大学和高中生加入抗议，要求改善教育和提升机会，这是欧洲最贫困国家之一。
Last week, university and high school students joined in, demanding better education and more opportunities in one of Europe’s poorest countries.
拉马去年赢得第四任期后，指责反对派势力及俄罗斯、伊朗等外部势力利用青年人制造不稳定。他表示愿意处理合法诉求，但拒绝任何迫使其离职的协议。
Rama, who won a fourth term last year, accused opposition groups and foreign actors, including Russia and Iran, of exploiting young people to destabilize Albania. He said he was willing to address legitimate demands but rejected any agreement that would force him from office.
“无论何时、何地、与谁对话，只要政治势力拒绝与暴力势力保持距离，对话就可进行”，他说。
“Dialog at any hour, on any day, anywhere, with anyone, except the political forces behind the violence that refuse to distance themselves from it,” he said.
他威胁要撤销对参与暴力学生的奖学金和国家资助，并警告，未成年人因破坏行为造成的损失，其家长将承担经济责任。
He threatened to withdraw scholarships and state financial aid from students involved in violence and warned that parents of minors responsible for destruction would be held financially liable for the damage.
抗议已导致提拉那市内政府大楼、银行和企业受损，警方每日使用催泪瓦斯、水炮和橡胶子弹驱散人群。
The protests have left government buildings, banks and businesses damaged across Tirana, where police have used tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets to disperse crowds daily.
欧洲联盟在周日的一份声明中表示，暴力“没有在民主社会中的位置”。该联盟是阿尔巴尼亚希望在2030年前加入的组织。
The European Union, which Albania wants to join by 2030, said in a statement on Sunday that violence has “no place in a democratic society.”