The Luso-Albanian Foundation, Luso-Illyrian Institute for Human Development (iLIDH) founded in 2007, is considered one of the major cultural bilateral relationships between Albania and Portugal. The foundation initiates and supports a variety of projects in education, culture, sciences, research and development cooperation, particularly in administration and organization management. In 2012, an office was opened in Tirana. There are also offices in
Prague and
Brussels.[5]
Resident diplomatic missions
Albania is accredited to Portugal from its embassy in
Rome, Italy.
Portugal is accredited to Albania from its embassy in
Paris, France.
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, LuĂs 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, JoĂŁo Gomes Cravinho, visited Tirana.
Bilateral Agreements
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.