Albania–Spain relations

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

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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. Spain does not recognize Kosovo as a sovereign state, which has led Albania to distance itself. Spain is neutral on Albania's EU accession. [1]

History

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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]

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References

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