The signing of “Albanian-Greek Protocol of Kapshtica” took place, an agreement signed between representatives of the Albanian government and the Greek government. The protocol aimed to prevent the occupation of the Korça region by Greek troops and to avoid an armed conflict between Albania and Greece. It was signed in the border village of Kapshtica in Devoll, at a time when the Greek government, with the approval of the Paris government, had prepared its army at the border to take over the positions of the French army withdrawing from Korça. To counter this threat, the patriotic forces of the region were mobilized, which had administratively joined the Korça region with the rest of the country under the national government of Tirana since May 26 and were preparing to resist a possible Greek aggression. With this protocol, the Greek side pledged to order its army not to cross the Albanian border. In contrast, the Albanian side would not take coercive measures against Greek churches, schools, and pro-Greek elements in Albania. A demarcation line was also established, which neither party was allowed to violate. The protocol was intended to be temporary. It was envisaged to be replaced either by decisions of the Peace Conference on the future of Southern Albania or by a new agreement between the Greek and Albanian governments. After the victory of the Vlora War in the summer of 1920, the Albanian government referred to the Kapshticë Protocol as not valid.
Text: Albanian encyclopedic dictionary – Vol. 3 , Academy of Sciences of Albania, “Kristalina-KH”, Tirana, 2009, page 2118.
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