Editing Foreign relations of Albania (section)

=== Asia ===

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|{{anchor|Armenia}}{{flag|Armenia }}||18 February 1993||
* Albania is accredited to Armenia from its embassy in [[Athens]], Greece.
* Armenia is accredited to Albania from its embassy in Athens, Greece and has an honorary consulate in [[Tirana]].<ref name="armenpress.am">{{Cite web|title=Armenian Honorary Consulate opens in Tirana|url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/831579|access-date=2021-06-25|website=armenpress.am|language=en}}</ref><ref name="embassy.aid-air.com">{{Cite web|title=Honorary Consulate of Armenia in Tirana, Albania|url=https://embassy.aid-air.com/en/country/armenia/honorary-consulate-of-armenia-in-tirana-albania/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Government Aid-Air|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Azerbaijan}}||23 September 1992||See [[Albania–Azerbaijan relations]]
* Albania is accredited to Azerbaijan from its embassy in [[Ankara]], Turkey.
* Azerbaijan is accredited to Albania from its embassy in [[Athens]], Greece.
* Both countries are members of [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation|OIC]] and of [[Council of Europe]].
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|{{flag|China }}||23 November 1949||See [[Albania–China relations]]
[[People's Socialist Republic of Albania]] under [[Enver Hoxha]], moved an annual resolution in the [[United Nations General Assembly|General Assembly]] to transfer China's seat at the [[United Nations]] from the [[Republic of China]] to the People's Republic of China. On 25 October 1971, [[Resolution 2758]], sponsored by Albania, was passed by the General Assembly, withdrawing recognition of the ROC as the legitimate government of China, and recognizing the PRC as the sole legitimate government of China. Albania was the first country to recognize the People's Republic China. Albania and People's Republic China established diplomatic relations on 23 November 1949.<ref name="mfa.gov.cn"/>

* Albania has an embassy in [[Beijing]].
* People's Republic China has an embassy in Tirana.
*[[China–Albania Friendship Association]]
*[[Sino-Albanian split]]
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|{{flag|Cyprus}}||28 August 1991<ref name="olc.gov.cy">{{Cite web |title= Albania |website=Republic of Cyprus |url=http://www.olc.gov.cy/olc/olc.nsf/all/21DDFFF8D6E43C7442257A76002E4E50/$file/ALBANIA.pdf?openelement|date=5 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305195606/http://www.olc.gov.cy/olc/olc.nsf/all/21DDFFF8D6E43C7442257A76002E4E50/$file/ALBANIA.pdf?openelement|archive-date=5 March 2017}}</ref>||
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*Albania is represented in Cyprus by its embassy in [[Athens]], [[Greece]]<ref name="mfa.gov.cy">{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/All/F981C8AA67F5D665C225802900312099?OpenDocument |title=MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Foreign Diplomatic Missions in Cyprus |website=www.mfa.gov.cy |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305194727/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/All/F981C8AA67F5D665C225802900312099?OpenDocument |archive-date=5 March 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and an honorary consulate in [[Larnaca]].<ref name="MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Honor">{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/All/C9B6122D74AC333CC22580290033B010?OpenDocument |title=MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Honorary Consular Officers in Cyprus |website=www.mfa.gov.cy |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305195540/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/All/C9B6122D74AC333CC22580290033B010?OpenDocument |archive-date=5 March 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Cyprus is represented in Albania by its embassy in [[Athens]], [[Greece]]<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/mfa32_en/mfa32_en?OpenDocument|title=MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Bilateral Relations|date=24 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924010912/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/mfa32_en/mfa32_en?OpenDocument|archive-date=24 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/All/F3C9F8040F5A51E3C2258029002F3F68?OpenDocument|title=MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Cyprus Diplomatic Missions Abroad|date=5 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305193840/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/All/F3C9F8040F5A51E3C2258029002F3F68?OpenDocument|archive-date=5 March 2017}}</ref> and an honorary consulate in [[Tirana]].<ref name="ReferenceC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/All/05B74A7899D0469DC225802900324A04?OpenDocument|title=MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Honorary Consular Officers of the Republic of Cyprus|date=5 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305193209/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/All/05B74A7899D0469DC225802900324A04?OpenDocument|archive-date=5 March 2017}}</ref>
*Both countries have a number of bilateral agreements.<ref name="olc.gov.cy" />
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|{{flag|Egypt }}||1958<ref name="archive.org"/>||See [[Albania–Egypt relations]]
The father of the modern Egypt [[Muhammad Ali of Egypt]] was Albanian commander in the [[Ottoman army]]. Albanian [[Muhammad Ali dynasty]] reigned in Egypt from 1805 to 1952.
* Albania has an embassy in [[Cairo]].<ref name="Albanian Embassy in Egypt"/>
* Egypt has an embassy in Tirana.<ref name="Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Home"/>
*Both countries are members of the [[Union for the Mediterranean]].
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|{{flag|Georgia }}||{{dts|format=dmy|1993|7|8}}<ref name="mfa.gov.ge">{{cite web|title=Relations between Georgia and the Republic of Albania|url=http://www.mfa.gov.ge/index.php?sec_id=266&lang_id=ENG|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Georgia)]]|access-date=11 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906093451/http://www.mfa.gov.ge/index.php?sec_id=266&lang_id=ENG|archive-date=6 September 2011}}</ref>||See Albania–Georgia relations
* Albania is accredited to Georgia from its embassy in Ankara, Turkey.
* Georgia is accredited to Albania from its embassy in Ankara, Turkey.
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|{{flag|India}}|| 1956<ref>[http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Albania-February-2012.pdf India - Albania Relations], Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India</ref>||See [[Albania–India relations]]
* Albania has an embassy in [[New Delhi]].
[[Mother Teresa]], one of India's national symbols, was of Albanian origin.
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|{{flag|Iran }}||1971<ref name="archive.org"/> Diplomatic Severed 16 September 2022
|See [[Albania–Iran relations]]

* Iran has an embassy in Tirana.
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|{{flag|Israel}}||20 August 1991<ref>{{Cite news|title=Albania and Israel in Accord To Establish Diplomatic Ties|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/20/world/albania-and-israel-in-accord-to-establish-diplomatic-ties.html|access-date=4 August 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=20 August 1991}}</ref>||See [[Albania–Israel relations]]
* Albania has an embassy in [[Tel Aviv]].
* Israel has an embassy in Tirana.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://embassy.goabroad.com/embassies-of/albania#3667|title=Overseas Embassies and Consulates of Albania|website=embassy.goabroad.com|access-date=2017-03-20|archive-date=29 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629013937/https://embassy.goabroad.com/embassies-of/albania#3667|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=upi2812>{{cite news|title=Israel opens embassy in Albania|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/08/02/Israel-opens-embassy-in-Albania/UPI-20821343907341/|access-date=6 September 2012|newspaper=UPI|date=2 August 2012|location=Jerusalem}}</ref>

Albania recognized the State of Israel on 16 April 1949 by a telegram of [[Prime Minister of Albania]] [[Enver Hoxha]].
* [[History of the Jews in Albania]]
* [[The Holocaust in Albania]]
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|{{flag|Japan}}||April 1922<br />re-established in March 1981||See [[Albania–Japan relations]]
Albania and Japan resumed established diplomatic relations in March 1981.<ref>[http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/albania/index.html Japan-Albania Relations], Website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan</ref>
* Albania has an embassy in [[Tokyo]].
* Japan has an embassy in Tirana.
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|{{flag|Kuwait}}||1968<ref name="archive.org"/>|| 
* Albania has an embassy in [[Kuwait City]].
* Kuwait has an embassy in Tirana.
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|{{flag|Malaysia}}||1981<ref name="archive.org"/>|| 
* Albania has an embassy in [[Kuala Lumpur]].
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|{{flag|Mongolia }}|| 24 May 1949<ref>[http://www.mfat.gov.mn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70&Itemid=83&lang=en LIST OF STATES WITH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722215952/http://www.mfat.gov.mn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70&Itemid=83&lang=en |date=22 July 2011 }}, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mongolia</ref> || 
*Albania is accredited to Mongolia from its embassy in Moscow, Russia.
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|{{flag|Nepal}}||23 May 1972||
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 May 1972.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mofa.gov.np/list-of-nepals-diplomatic-relations/ | title=List of Nepal's Diplomatic Relations | publisher=Government of Nepal, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | access-date=20 August 2018 | archive-date=25 April 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425191433/https://mofa.gov.np/list-of-nepals-diplomatic-relations/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> 
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|{{flag|North Korea }}||29 November 1948{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}||{{See also|Albania–North Korea relations}}
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|{{Flag|Pakistan}}||1965||In December 2006, Albanian deputy foreign minister Anton Gurakqui visited Pakistan to hold bilateral consultation with Pakistani political leadership. Pakistan also offers training facilities to young Albanian bureaucrats in the field of banking, finance, management and diplomacy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mofa.gov.pk/Press_Releases/2006/Dec/PR_367_06.htm |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |publisher=Mofa.gov.pk |date=14 December 2006 |access-date=24 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303230925/http://www.mofa.gov.pk/Press_Releases/2006/Dec/PR_367_06.htm |archive-date=3 March 2012 }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Palestine }}||1990||See [[Albania–Palestine relations]]
Albania had previously recognized the State of Palestine as a state since 1988.

* Palestine has an embassy in Tirana.
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|{{flag|Qatar}}||1992|| 
* Albania has an embassy in [[Doha]].
* Qatar has an embassy in Tirana.
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|{{flag|Russia}}||7 April 1924||See [[Albania–Russia relations]]
* Albania has an embassy in [[Moscow]].
* Russia has an embassy in Tirana.
* [[Albania-Soviet Union relations]].

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|{{flag|Saudi Arabia }}||1992|| 
* Albania has an embassy in [[Riyadh]].
* Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Tirana. 
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|{{flag|South Korea}}||22 August 1991<ref name="mofa.go.kr"/>||See [http://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=74 Albania–South Korea relations]
* Albania has an embassy in [[Seoul]].
* South Korea has an embassy in Tirana.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade [[Ban Ki-moon]] and minister of foreign affairs, [[Ban Ki-moon|Besnik]] Mustafaj signed the Convention between [[South Korea]] and [[Albania]] for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and for the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion on 17 May 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/press/pressreleases/index.jsp?menu=m_10_20&sp=%2Fwebmodule%2Fhtsboard%2Ftemplate%2Fread%2Fengreadboard.jsp%3FtypeID%3D12%26boardid%3D302%26seqno%3D295494 |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Press Releases |access-date=4 September 2015 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904015758/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/press/pressreleases/index.jsp?menu=m_10_20&sp=%2Fwebmodule%2Fhtsboard%2Ftemplate%2Fread%2Fengreadboard.jsp%3FtypeID%3D12%26boardid%3D302%26seqno%3D295494 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The number of the South Korean citizens living in Albania, in 2020 was about 102.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Albania|url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=74 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Turkey}}||1981||See [[Albania-Turkey relations]]
* Albania has an embassy in [[Ankara]] and a consulate-general in [[Istanbul]].
* Turkey has an embassy in Tirana. 
* Both countries are full members of [[NATO]].
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|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}||1992|| 
* Albania has an embassy in [[Abu Dhabi]].
* UAE is accredited to Albania from its embassy in Athens, Greece.
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