Tirana has traditionally harboured suspicions about the role of Russia in the Balkans, while Moscow takes a similar position regarding the role of Tirana in the so-called "Albanian issue". Meta's Moscow visit, although it took place in mid-winter, succeeded to a certain degree in melting the ice between the two countries.
Tirana je tradicionalno gajila sumnje u pogledu uloge Rusije na Balkanu, a Moskva ima sličan stav o uloži Tirane kada je reč o takozvanom "albanskom pitanju." Iako se dogodila sredinom zime, Metina poseta do izvesne mere je uspela da otopi led između dve zemlje.