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MEET & GREET

line with the great care that
the Albanian and the Tirana
authorities have towards
sports and towards fitness
and bodybuilding, as an
expression of high
performance, and a way of
education in the healthy
lifestyle, which was fully and
unceasingly noticeable in
any corner.

President Santonja with H.E. Erion Veliaj, Mayor of Tirana, H.E Alvaro
Renedo, Spanish Ambassador in Albania, the President of Balkan
Federation; Mr. Gabriel Toncean, the IFBB Official, Mr. Marin Meksi,
and members of the recognized company Fitzone.

transmitting him his President Santonja also
thanks for His Excellency’s met the President of the President Santonja at the Olympic Headquarters meeting the
decided support to our Albania Olympic President of the Albania Olympic Committee, Dr. Fidel Ylli.
sport in the country. The Committee, Dr. Fidel Ylli,
meeting was very nice at the Olympic
and interesting, and Headquarters, with whom
President Santonja took he held a very nice and
the opportunity to update fruitful meeting, updating
him on the last him about the successful
achievements from the development of our sport,
International Fitness and in Albania, and
Bodybuilding Federation internationally, and about
worldwide, and the new future projects in the
projects ahead. country.
At the Tirana City These meetings which
Council headquarters, were held in the most
Rafael Santonja was cordial atmosphere
received by the Mayor of reinforced the most
the City H.E. Mr. Erion Veliaj consistent relationship
with whom he had a fruitful between the IFBB and the
and enjoyable meeting. Albanian Authorities, in

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