Albania has an embassy in Copenhagen, and Denmark has an embassy in Tirana. Both countries are members of NATO. Also Albania is an

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and Denmark is an EU member. Diplomatic relations were established in 1970. On 23 June 1971, a trade agreement was signed.

High level visits

In 2006, Danish Foreign Minister

Per Stig Møller Per Stig Møller (, informal: Per Stig; born 27 August 1942 in Frederiksberg) is a Danish politician. He was a member of the Folketing (Danish national parliament) for the Conservative People's Party from 1984 until 2015, and was Minister for ...

visited Albania. The visit focused on cooperation and political issues. 3 million DKK were allocated on human rights and good governance. In May 2012, Danish Foreign Minister

Villy Søvndal Villy Søvndal (born 4 April 1952) is a Danish politician who served as Denmark's Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2013. He represented the Socialist People's Party (''Socialistisk Folkeparti'') in Parliament (''Folketinget'') from 1 ...

and Minister of European Affairs Nicolai Wammen met with the Albanian Vice-President and Foreign Minister Edmond Haxhinasto in Denmark, to discuss the situation in Kosovo.

Assistance and cooperation

After the fall of the communist Albania, Denmark assisted with the building institutions and aid to the poor parts of Albania. Denmark also assists Albania with civil society and independent media. Albania is part of the Danish South East Europe Programme. 73 million DKK has been given to the programme. In September 2009, a programme for sustainable business development was launched. In 2006, Denmark signed an agreement to assist Albania implementing the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) protocol and help reduce their emission of

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. After the

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, Denmark contributed with fodder and Danish ambassador for Albania, Karsten Ankjær Jensen said "It is vital that all good forces unite to help alleviate the disaster and suffering endured by everyone in the flooded areas. Hopefully our efforts will provide relief and ensure the livelihood of the affected farmers." In September 2012, Danish Minister for Development Cooperation

Christian Friis Bach Christian Friis Bach (born 29 April 1966) is a Danish author, lecturer and part-time farmer. Early life and education Friis Bach was born in Frederiksberg in Denmark. He holds a PhD in international economics (1996) and an MSc in agronomics (1 ...

visited Albania and Kosovo for the democratic and economic development.

Diaspora

About 8,000

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live in Denmark.

High level visits

Assistance and cooperation

Diaspora

See also

References

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