Despite occasional issues, Albania's "religious tolerance" (tolerance fetare) and "religious harmony" (harmonia fetare) are viewed as part of a set of distinctly Albanian national ideals, and said to serve an important part in Albania's civic framework where sectarian communities ideally set aside their difference and work together in the pursuit of national interest.[137] Although considered a "national myth" by some,[138] the "Albanian example" of interfaith tolerance and of tolerant laicism[139] has been advocated as a model for the rest of the world by both Albanians and Western European and American commentators,[140][141] including Pope Francis who praised Albania as a "model for a world witnessing conflict in God's name"[142] and Prime Minister Edi Rama, who marched with Christian and Muslim clergy on either side in a demonstration in response to religious motivated violence in Paris.[143] Meanwhile, Albania's "example" has also drawn interest recently in the West, where it has been used to argue that "religious freedom and Islamic values not only can co-exist, but also can flourish together", and is seen as a positive argument in favor of accelerating Albania's accession to the EU.[144]