Albania–Austria relations

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Bilateral relations

Albania–Austria relations



Albania	Austria

Albania has an embassy in Vienna and 7 honorary consulates in Eisenstadt, Gössendorf, Graz, Grödig, Salzburg, St. Pölten and Villach. Austria has an embassy in Tirana.^[1] The history of diplomatic relations of Albania and Austria dates back to 1912, when Albania declared its independence on November 28, 1912. As a European Union (EU) member, Austria supports Albania in its euro-integration path.^[2]

Cooperation

Diplomatic relations between Albania and Austria have traditionally been close and are currently governed by a complex set of treaties (including those with the European Union (EU), of which Austria is a member).^[3]

(Place - Year - Object or Treaty)

Tirana 1973 - Passenger and Carriage on the Road
Vienna 1987 - Cooperation Agreement in Culture, Science, Technology
Tirana 1991 - Development assistance
Tirana 1992 - Travel Documents, Visas
Vienna 1993 - Investment protection
Vienna 1993 - Aviation
Vienna 1994 - Economical and Industrial co-operation, Investments
Vienna 1998 - Cultural and Historical buildings and monuments protection
Tirana 2005 - Cooperation Agreement in Culture, Science, Technology
Vienna 2007 - Customs Agreement
Tirana 2007 - International Security
Tirana 2007 - Double taxation
Tirana 2008 - Development assistance
Vienna 2010 - Health
Tirana 2010 - Financial aid
Vienna 2012 - Scientific and Technical cooperation
Both 2012 - Culture, Education and Science
Vienna 2013 - Refugee and Migration control

Visits

Guest	Host	Place of visit	Date of visit
Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger	Foreign Minister Bujar Nishani	Tirana	November 22, 2012
Minister of European Integration Klajda Gjosha	General Secretary for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Michael Linhart	Vienna	April 29, 2014
President Heinz Fischer	President Bujar Nishani and Prime Minister Edi Rama	Tirana	May 20, 2014
Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz	Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati and Prime Minister Edi Rama	Tirana	June 17, 2014
Minister of European Integration Klajda Gjosha	General Secretary for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Michael Linhart	Vienna	June 23, 2016