Američka ambasada u Tirani izdala je saopćenje za štampu u kom se kaže da "američka vlada nije pomagala ministarstvu odbrane u uništavanju municije u konkretno tom skladišnom objektu" i "da ugovor s američkom kompanijom nije sponzoriran od strane američke vlade".
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".