Republic of Albania |
Capital: Tirana
Official Language: Albanian
Population: 2 875 000 (2020)
Government type: Parliamentary Republic
Bilateral Relations:
Date of recognition of the country: On May 25th, 1922, the Government of the Portuguese Republic, recognized, de facto and de jure, the Independent State of Albania.
Date of establishment of diplomatic relations: June 21st, 1977
First diplomatic mission: On November 17th, 1988, the Ambassador based in Sofia, José Morais da Cunha Matos, presented credentials in Tirana
Portuguese diplomatic representation in Albania: There is no permanent representation of Portugal in Albania. The issues related to this country are accompanied by the Embassy of Portugal in Rome.
Portuguese honorary consulates in Albania: Honorary Consulate in Tirana
Albania’s diplomatic representation in Portugal: Embassy of Albania in Paris. Ambassador Dritan Tola (based in Paris) presented his credentials on May 20th, 2015, as non-resident Ambassador to Portugal. Albania has 3 Honorary Consulates in Portugal, in the cities of Lisbon, Funchal and Porto.
Albanian community in Portugal | The Albanian community in Portugal is made up of 85 people. |
Bilateral Agreements (text in Portuguese):
- On September 11th, 1998, the Agreement between the Portuguese Republic and the Republic of Albania on the Mutual Promotion and Protection of Investments, and respective Protocol, was signed in Lisbon.
- On September 29th, 2014, the Protocol between the Portuguese Republic and the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania, regarding the Application of the Agreement of Readmission between the European Community and the Republic of Albania, was signed in Lisbon.
Official and State Visits
- From February 2nd to the 4th, 2000, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Paskal Milo, visited Portugal.
- On June 12th, 2007, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Lulzim Basha, visited Portugal.
- On November 14th, 2007, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, Luís Amado, visited Tirana.
- On February 6th, 2009, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Lulzim Basha, visited Portugal, to ratify the Protocol of accession to NATO.
- On May 11th and 12th, 2010, the Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affaris, Ilir Meta, visited Lisbon.
- On November 19th and 20th, 2010, the Prime-Minister of Albania, Sali Berisha, was the head of the Albanian delegation to the Lisbon NATO Summit.
- On March 10th, 2015, the Secretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal, Bruno Maçães, visited Albania, where he met with the Minister of European Integration of Albania, Klajda Gjosha.
- On May 9th, 2016, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Ditmir Bushati, carried out an official visit to Portugal.
- On July 25th, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, João Gomes Cravinho, visited Tirana.
Economic Relations
- https://www.portugalglobal.pt/PT/Internacionalizar/logisticaglobal/Europa/Albania/Paginas/Albania.aspx
Cultural Relations
- The Camões Institute has no representation in Albania.