They joined religious leaders from around the region, including Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, Greek Orthodox Archbishop Christodoulos, Turkey's Armenian Patriarch Mesrob II, Romanian Orthodox Patriarch Teoctist, and Bishops Neofit and Domitian of Bulgaria, as well as representatives of Albania's religious communities -- Catholic Archbishop Rrok Mirdita, Selim Muca of the (Sunni) Muslim community, Haxhi Dede Reshat Bardhi of the (Shi'ite) Bektashi Muslim community and Orthodox Archbishop Anastasios.
Bartholomeus, Rum Ortodoks Başpiskoposu Hristodulos, Türk Ermeni Patriği 2. Mesrob, Romen Ortodoks Patriği Teoctist ve Bulgar Piskoposlar Neofit ve Domitian'ın yanı sıra Arnavutluk'taki dini toplumların temsilcileri -- Katolik Başpiskoposu Rrok Mirdita, (Sünni) Müslüman cemaatinden Selim Muca, (Şii) Bektaşi Müslüman cemaatinden Hacı Dede Reşat Bardi ve Ortodoks Başpiskoposu Anastasios da törende hazır bulundu.