The Embassy of Albania in
London
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is the
diplomatic mission
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of
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
in the
United Kingdom
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.
A protest was held outside the embassy in 2013 following the proposal to destroy the
chemical weapons of
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
in Albania.
Gallery
File:Embassy_of_Albania_in_London_2.jpg, Plaque outside the embassy depicting the Coat of arms of Albania
File:Embassy_of_Albania_in_London_3.jpg, Plaque above the entrance in Albanian
Albanian may refer to:
*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
and English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
See also
*
List of diplomatic missions in London
This is a list of the 163 resident Diplomatic mission, embassies in London. For other diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom, see List of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom.
Embassies and High Commissions in London
British Overseas T ...
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Albania–United Kingdom relations
Albania–United Kingdom relations are the bilateral relations between Albania and the United Kingdom. Albania has an embassy in London, and the United Kingdom has an embassy in Tirana. Diplomatic relations were established first in 1922, interru ...
References
External links
Official site
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Diplomatic missions in London
Diplomatic missions of Albania
Albania–United Kingdom relations
Grade II listed buildings in the City of Westminster
Pimlico