ALBANIA

General Information

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Albania were established on 18 February 1993.

On 7 June 2022, H.E. Mr. Tigran Mkrtchyan, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Albania (residence in Athens) presented his credentials to H.E. Mr. Ilir Meta, President of the Republic of Albania.

On 20 July 2022, H.E. Ms. Luela Haydaraga, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Albania to the Republic of Armenia (residence in Athens), presented his credentials to H.E. Mr. Vahagn Khachaturyan, President of the Republic of Armenia.

On 13 October, 2015 Mr. Varuzhan Piranjan was appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia to Tirana.

Visits

Albania

October 2008	Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
October 2002	Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Legal framework

Note Verbal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia to the Embassy of the Republic of Albania in the Russian Federation on Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with the Republic of Albania. 11 June, 1992
Note Verbal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania to the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in the Russian Federation on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with the Republic of Armenia. 18 February, 1993
Since 2013, the Albanian side has exempted RA citizens from the visa requirement.
2018 In August, the Government of the Republic of Armenia adopted the decision "On establishing a visa-free visit regime for citizens of the Republic of Albania".
Memorandum between the Competition Protection Commission of the Republic of Armenia and the Competition Authority of Albania on cooperation in the field of competition law enforcement and competition policy. Signed in 2023 in Tirana.

Trade and Economic cooperation

Turnover between Armenia and Albania (thousand US dollars)

	export	import (by country of product origin)
2019	2.4	1746.3
2020	0.7	1184.3
2021	0.5	1595.8
2022	129.0	1434.2
2023	5.8	1338.0

Updated on 02.07.2024

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