The US Embassy in Tirana has issued a press release saying the "US government has not assisted the Ministry of Defence with munitions disposal at that particular storage facility" and "the contract with the American company was not sponsored by the US government".
Američko veleposlanstvu u Tirani izdalo je priopćenje za tisak u kojem se navodi da "vlada SAD-a nije pomagala ministarstvu obrane u procesu uklanjanja streljiva u tom skladišnom objektu" te da "ugovor s američkom tvrtkom nije sponzorirala vlada SAD-a".