Albania–Spain relations

Formal relations between Albania and Spain were established in 1986. Albania has an embassy in Madrid, and Spain has an embassy in Tirana.

Albanian–Spanish relations
Map indicating locations of Spain and Albania

Spain
Albania

The countries are both members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the Union for the Mediterranean. As a European Union (EU) member, Spain supports Albania in its euro-integration path.[1]

History
Embassy of Albania in Madrid

The diplomat Juan Pedro Aladro Kastriota was the pretender of the throne of Albania.[2] Kastriota claimed descent from the medieval nobel Kastrioti family through his paternal grandmother.

During the Spanish Civil War, many Albanians took part on this event as members of the International Brigades, such as Asim Vokshi who was a staff officer of the Garibaldi Battalion, scholar and anti-fascist activist Skënder Luarasi, and novelist Petro Marko, who was a volunteer of the republican force of the event. His best-known novel is titled Hasta La Vista.

For years, the Spanish government accused Albania of providing support to the FRAP.[3] In 1977, first informal diplomatic contacts between both parties were channeled.[3] Formal diplomatic relations between both countries were established in September 1986.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Spain supports Albania's European path". ata.gov.al. 26 October 2015.
  2. Iñaki Egaña (2001), Mil noticias insólitas del país de los vascos, TXALAPARTA, p. 210, ISBN 9788481365436
  3. "España y Albania establecen relaciones diplomáticas". El País. 13 September 1986.
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