Albania–United Kingdom relations

Albania–United Kingdom relations refers to bilateral relations between Albania and the United Kingdom. Albania has an embassy in London, and the United Kingdom has an embassy in Tirana. Diplomatic relations were established first in 1922, interrupted in 1939 for 51 years, to be re-established on 29 May 1991.[1]

Albanian–British relations

Albania
United Kingdom
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Albania LondonEmbassy of Britain Tirana

Both countries are members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

High level visits
Guest Host Place of visit Date of visit
Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha Foreign Secretary David Miliband London 12 February 2008
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond Prime Minister Edi Rama Tirana 18 November 2015[2]

Cooperation

The militaries of Albania and the United Kingdom have cooperated on numerous occasions, including military exercises in 2013 and 2014. The 2013 Albanian Lion exercise involved nearly 1,000 Royal Marines and HMS Bulwark.[3] The 2014 Albanian Lion exercise saw 600 Royal Marines visit Albania.[4]

In 2016, around 1,500 military personnel from the United Kingdom joined Albanian forces for Exercise Albanian Lion.[5]

Agreements
Dates Agreement
30 March
1994		 Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments, Co-operation in the Field of Tourism, Air Services and Education, Science and Culture[6]
14 October
2003		 Agreement on the Readmission of Persons, with Protocol
26 March
2013		 Agreement on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons and for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital
5 February
2021		 Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement signed to tackle organised crime and to prevent it from spreading in Europe.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Bilateral Relations". Albanian Embassy in the United Kingdom. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. "Albania – United Kingdom, excellent relationship". kryeministria.al. 18 November 2015.
  3. "Royal Marines begin exercise Albanian Lion". UK Ministry of Defence. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. "Royal Marines launch final assualt [sic] on exercise Albanian Lion". UK Ministry of Defence. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. "1,500 UK maritime forces take part in exercise with Albania". royalnavy.mod.uk. 10 October 2016.
  6. "Bilateral Relations". ambasadat.gov.al.
  7. "UK and Albania sign Agreement to deepen economic relationship and political efforts to tackle serious organised crime". 5 February 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.


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