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Albanian PM Edi Rama joked about US President Donald Trump's geography errors at the European Political Community meeting, referencing Trump’s repeated mix-ups of Albania with Armenia. The light-hearted remark drew laughter from Macron
United States President Donald Trump's geographical gaffe became a topic of discussion and laughter at the European Political Community meeting in Copenhagen. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev referred to Trump's past confusion between several Eastern European countries. While taking credit for solving wars across the world, Trump had recently referred to Armenia as Azerbaijan and boasted that he solved the war between these two countries. However, in reality, the conflict is between Armenia and Albania. Trump is known for his repeated geographical mix-ups. He once claimed to have solved the imaginary conflict between Cambodia and Armenia.
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During a light-hearted exchange at the European Political Community summit, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama jokingly told French President Emmanuel Macron that he should apologise for not congratulating Albania on the peace deal that US President Donald Trump claimed to have brokered between Albania and Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev was seen laughing in response. Macron, playing along with the joke, responded by apologising for the oversight.
“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, as Aliyev was seen laughing. The French president replied: “I am sorry for that.”
Trump has exaggerated his record of solving wars, and his administration has promoted his claims. The White House says that Trump, in his first eight months of taking office in the second term, solved seven wars - including the India-Pakistan conflict of May 2025. Trump says that he used trade to solve the war - a claim that India has categorically denied.