List of international prime ministerial trips made by Edi Rama

This is a list of official trips made by Edi Rama as the 33rd Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania.

Rama with Reuven Rivlin in Israel, December 2015.

2013

The following international trips were made by Prime Minister Edi Rama in 2013:

Country	Areas visited	Date	Details
Kosovo	Pristina	13 September	Prime Minister Rama state visit to Kosovo was his first trip outside Albania as Prime Minister. Rama chose neighboring Kosovo as the first foreign trip of his office in a demonstration of the historic and strategic ties between the two countries.[1] Rama was welcomed by Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi.
Belgium	Brussels	17 September	Rama travelled to Brussels to attend the European Commission focused on the following steps of Albania into the European Union and on the state of play of the country's commitment to reform in the light of this process.[2] Rama met the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso and the Member of the European Commission in charge of Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan Füle.
United States	New York City	21-23 September	Rama flew to New York City to attend the United Nations General Assembly.[3] Edi Rama met Hillary and Bill Clinton upon their invitation.[4]
Kosovo	Pristina Prizren	23 October	Rama and Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was invited by the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi to attend the open ceremony of the Terminal of Pristina International Airport.[5]
Macedonia	Skopje	5 November	Rama travelled to Macedonia on his first state visit to the country upon the invitation of Prime Minister of Macedonia, Nikola Gruevski. He also met the President of Macedonia, George Ivanov, the Speaker of the Parliament of Macedonia, Trajko Veljanovski and the two leader of the Albanian parties in Macedonia Ali Ahmeti (BDI) and Menduh Thaçi (PDSH).[6]
Montenegro	Podgorica	14 November	Rama travelled to Montenegro on his first state visit to the country. Rama was invited by the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović and met the President of Montenegro, Filip Vujanović. Rama visited the city of Tuzi, where the majority is Albanian.[7]
United Kingdom	London	20 November	Rama travelled to London to meet the Prime Minister of United Kingdom, David Cameron focused on the integration of Albania into the European Union and the economical relations between the United Kingdom and Albania.[8]
Austria	Vienna	25 November	Rama travelled to Austria on his first state visit to the country met the President of Austria, Heinz Fischer and to attend the 2013 Vienna Economic Forum.[9]
Italy	Rome Bari	12 December	Rama participated to a bilateral meeting in Rome with the Prime Minister of Italy, Enrico Letta, focused on the economical, and cultural relations between both countries.[10]
Azerbaijan	Baku	16-17 December	Rama travelled to Azerbaijan on his first state visit to the country met the Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan, Natig Aliyev. Rama was invited to attend a ceremony to sign final investment document on Shahdeniz-2.[11] (See also: Albania-Azerbaijan relations)
Israel	Jerusalem	21 December	Rama participated to a bilateral meeting in Jerusalem with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. Rama and Netanyahu signed a declaration of friendship to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.[12]

2014

The following international trips were made by Prime Minister Edi Rama in 2014:

Country	Areas visited	Date	Details
Italy	Rome	1-2 February	Rama participated to a bilateral meeting in Rome with the Prime Minister of Italy, Enrico Letta, focused on the economical, and cultural relations between both countries.[13]
Germany	Berlin	1 April	Rama flew to Germany upon the invitation of Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, focused on the bilateral relations between both countries.[14]
Qatar	Doha	14 April	Rama flew to Qatar on his first state visit to the country upon the invitation of Prime Minister of Qatar, Khalifa Al Thani focused on the bilateral relations of Albania and Qatar.[15]
Vatican Italy	Vatican City Rome	24 April	Rama travelled to Vatican on his first state visit to the country upon the invitation of the Pope Francis.[16]
Kazakhstan	Astana	24 May	Rama flew to Kazakhstan on his first state visit to the country upon the invitation of President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev focused on the economic relations of Albania and Kazakhstan.[17]
Netherlands	Amsterdam	26 May	Rama travelled to the Netherlands to attend a bilateral meeting upon the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Frans Timmermans.[18]
France	Paris	11 June	Rama travelled to France on his state visit to the country upon the invitation of President of France, François Hollande focused on the integration of Albania into the European Union and the bilateral relations of Albania and France.[19]
Germany	Berlin	28 August	Rama travelled to Germany to attend the 2014 Western Balkans summit in Berlin.
Croatia	Zagreb	26 August	Rama flew to Croatia to attend a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Croatia, Zoran Milanović, Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milo Djukanovic and Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vjekoslav Bevanda and as well focused on their friendly relations.[20]
Wales NATO	Newport	4 September	Rama travelled to Wales to attend the 2014 Wales summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
China	Beijing	10-11 September	Rama travelled to China to attend a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of China, Li Keqiang.[21]
Italy	Rome	1-2 February	Rama participated to a bilateral meeting for the second time in 2014 in Rome with the Prime Minister of Italy, Enrico Letta, focused on the economical, and cultural relations between Albania and Italy.[22]
Serbia	Belgrade	10 November	Prime Minister Rama travelled to Serbia on his first official state visit to the country upon the invitation of Prime Minister of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić. Rama was pursuing a historical reconciliation policy between Albanians and Serbs and his visit in Belgrade. It was the first visit of an Albanian Prime Minister in Serbia in over 70 years.[23]
Sweden	Stockholm	14 November	Rama flew to Sweden to attend a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Löfven.[24]
Kuwait	Kuwait City	19-20 November	Rama travelled to Kuwait on his state visit to the country to attend a bilateral meeting with ruler Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and other Kuwaiti politicians.[25]

2015

The following international trips were made by Prime Minister Edi Rama in 2015:

Country	Areas visited	Date	Details
United Kingdom	London	18 January	Rama was invited to attend the Potential Monuments of Unrealised Futures (Albanian: Monumente të Mundshëm Ardhmërisht të Parealizuara) exhibition at the Architectural Association School of Architecture of Albanian artists Edi Hila and Adrian Paci.[26]
France	Paris	11 January	Rama was invited to attend the Republican marches to honour the victims of the Charlie Hebdo shooting, with the leaders of the Sunni, Orthodox, Bektashi, and Catholic communities of Albania.[27]
United Arab Emirates	Dubai	14-16 April	Rama travelled to the United Arab Emirates to participate to a bilateral meeting with the Head of the Dubai Council, Mohammad Al-Murr and the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mansour.[28]
Romania	Bucharest	11 June	Rama participated to a bilateral meeting in Romania with the Prime Minister of Romania, Victor Ponta focused on the economical, and cultural relations between both countries and the recognition of Kosovo.[29]
Austria	Vienna	27 August	Rama travelled to Austria to attend the 2015 Western Balkans summit in Vienna.
United States	New York City	24-29 September	Rama flew to New York City to attend the 2015 World Leadership Forum as well as the 2015 Columbia University World Leader Forum.[30]
Czech Republic	Prague	13 October	Rama travelled to the Czech Republic on his first state visit to the country upon the invitation of Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Bohuslav Sobotka.[31][32]
China	Suzhou	24 November	Rama flew to China to attend the 2015 summit of China and Central and Eastern European Countries in Suzhou.
Turkey	Istanbul	18-20 November	Rama travelled to Turkey to attend the 2015 Atlantic Council Energy and Economic summit in Istanbul.[33]
China	Hong Kong	27 October	Rama participated to a bilateral meeting in Hong Kong with the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Leung Chun-ying. Rama also was invited to attend the Economic Forum of Albania and China.[34]
France	Paris	3 December	Rama travelled to France on his state visit to the country upon the invitation of Prime Minister of France, Manuel Valls focused on the bilateral relations of Albania and France.[35]

2016

The following international trips were made by Prime Minister Edi Rama in 2016:

Country	Areas visited	Date	Details
United States	Washington, D.C.	13-14 April	Rama travelled to on hist state visit to the country upon the invitation of President of the United States, Barack Obama and Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden.[36]
France	Paris	30 May	Rama travelled to on hist state visit to the country, where he met the President of France, François Hollande.[37]
Turkey	Ankara	28 June	Rama travelled to Turkey on his state visit to the country upon the invitation of President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, focused on the strong bilateral relations between both countries.[38]
France	Paris	4 July	Rama travelled to France to attend the 2016 Western Balkans summit in Paris.
Poland NATO	Warsaw	8-9 July	Rama travelled to Poland to attend the 2016 Warsaw summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Slovenia	Lubljana	5 September	Rama flew to Slovenia on his state visit to the country upon the invitation of Prime Minister of Slovenia, Miro Cerar, focused on the strong bilateral relations between both countries and as well the integration of Albania into the European Union.[39]
Serbia	Belgrade	14-15 October	Rama flew to Serbia on his state visit to the country upon the invitation of Prime Minister of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić and to attend the 2016 Belgrade Security Forum.[40]
Germany	Berlin	28 November	Rama travelled to Germany on his state visit to the country upon the invitation of Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, focused on the strong bilateral relations between both countries and as well the integration of Albania into the European Union.[41][42]

2017

The following international trips were made by Prime Minister Edi Rama in 2017:

Country	Areas visited	Date	Details
Singapore	Singapore	18 January	Rama flew to Singapore on his official state visit to the country meeting the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, focused on the bilateral relations of both countries and the International recognition of Kosovo.[43]
Kosovo	Pristina	2 February	Rama travelled to Kosovo on his official state visit to the country where he met the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	16 March	Rama travelled to Bosnia and Herzegovina to attend the Western Balkans Six Leaders Summit in Sarajevo.[44]
France	Paris	29 March	Prime Minister Rama travelled to France on his state visit to the country, where he met Prime Minister of France, Bernard Cazeneuve focused on the bilateral relations between Albania and France. Both have signed a series of agreements elevating the framework of bilateral cooperation.[45] Edi Rama received the order of the "Commander to the Legion of Honour", the highest French Honour by President of France, François Hollande.[46]
Montenegro	Podgorica	3 April	Rama travalled to Montenegro on his state visit to the country, where he met Prime Minister of Montenegro, Duško Marković focused on the bilateral relations between the two countries as well as Albania's support as a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Montenegro's integration into the NATO.[47]
Switzerland	Bern	6 April	Rama participated to a bilateral meeting in Bern with the President of Switzerland, Doris Leuthard, focused on the economical, and cultural relations between both countries. The two countries celebrated the 25th anniversary of intensely collaboration.[48]
Belgium NATO	Brussels	25 May	Rama travelled to Belgium to attend the 2017 Brussels summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Turkey	Istanbul	9-10 July	Rama flew to Turkey to attend the 2017 World Petroleum Congress.[49][50] Rama also meet the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[51]
Italy	Trieste	12 July	Rama travelled to Italy to attend the 2017 Western Balkans summit in Trieste.[52][53]
Montenegro	Podgorica	2 August	Rama travelled to Montenegro to attend the 2017 Adriatic Charter summit in Podgorica.[54][55]
France	Paris	1-2 September	Prime Minister Rama travelled to France on his state visit to the country, where he met President of France, Emmanuel Macron focused on the bilateral relations between Albania and France. He also attend the 2017 Global Positive Forum in Paris.[56]
United States	New York City	18-25 September	Prime Minister Rama travelled to the United States to attend the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

2018

The following international trips were made by Prime Minister Edi Rama in 2018:

Country	Areas visited	Date	Details
United Kingdom	London	July 2018	Prime Minister Rama is scheduled to attend the 2018 Western Balkans summit in London.

2019

The following international trips were made by Prime Minister Edi Rama in 2019:

2024

Country	Areas visited	Dates	Details	Ref.
USA	Washington, D.C.	9 – 11 July	Prime Minister Rama attended the 33rd summit of NATO held in Washington, D.C., United States, alongside other heads of government from the organization.	[57]

See also

• Edi Rama
• Prime Minister of Albania
• Politics of Albania

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