List of official trips made by Edi Rama
# List of official trips made by Edi Rama

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

## 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. Rama was welcomed by Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi. |
| Belgium | Brussels | 17 September | Rama travelled to Brussels in order 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. 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 in order to attend the United Nations General Assembly. Edi Rama met Hillary and Bill Clinton upon their invitation. |
| 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. |
| 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). |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Austria | Vienna | 25 November | Rama travelled to Austria on his first state visit to the country met the President of Austria, Heinz Fischer and in order to attend the 2013 Vienna Economic Forum. |
| 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. |
| 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. (See also: Albania-Azerbaijan relations) |
| Israel | Jerusalem | 21 December | Rama participated to a bilateral meeting in Jerusaelm 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. |

## 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | 26 May | Rama travelled to the Netherlands in order to attend a bilateral meeting upon the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Frans Timmermans. |
| 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. |
| Germany | Berlin | 28 August | Rama travelled to Germany in order to attend the 2014 Western Balkans summit in Berlin. |
| Croatia | Zagreb | 26 August | Rama flew to Croatia in order 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. |
| Wales NATO | Newport | 4 September | Rama travelled to Wales in order to attend the 2014 Wales summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). |
| China | Beijing | 10-11 September | Rama travelled to China in order to attend a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of China, Li Keqiang. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Sweden | Stockholm | 14 November | Rama flew to Sweden in order to attend a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Löfven. |
| 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. |

## 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. |
| France | Paris | 11 January | Rama was invited in order 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. |
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 14-16 April | Rama travelled to the United Arab Emirates in order 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. |
| 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. |
| Austria | Vienna | 27 August | Rama travelled to Austria in order to attend the 2015 Western Balkans summit in Vienna. |
| United States | New York City | 24-29 September | Rama flew to New York City in order to attend the 2015 World Leadership Forum as well as the 2015 Columbia University World Leader Forum. |
| 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. |
| China | Suzhou | 24 November | Rama flew to China in order to attend the 2015 summit of China and Central and Eastern European Countries in Suzhou. |
| Turkey | Istanbul | 18-20 November | Rama travelled to Turkey in order to attend the 2015 Atlantic Council Energy and Economic summit in Istanbul. |
| 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. |
| 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. |

## 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. |
| France | Paris | 30 May | Rama travelled to on hist state visit to the country, where he met the President of France, François Hollande. |
| 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. |
| France | Paris | 4 July | Rama travelled to France in order to attend the 2016 Western Balkans summit in Paris. |
| Poland NATO | Warsaw | 8-9 July | Rama travelled to Poland in order 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. |
| 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 in order to attend the 2016 Belgrade Security Forum. |
| 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. |

## 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. |
| 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 in order to attend the Western Balkans Six Leaders Summit in Sarajevo. |
| 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. Edi Rama received the order of the “Commander to the Legion of Honour”, the highest French Honour by President of France, François Hollande. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Belgium NATO | Brussels | 25 May | Rama travelled to Belgium in order to attend the 2017 Brussels summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). |
| Turkey | Istanbul | 9-10 July | Rama flew to Turkey in order to attend the 2017 World Petroleum Congress. Rama also meet the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. |
| Italy | Trieste | 12 July | Rama travelled to Italy in order to attend the 2017 Western Balkans summit in Trieste. |
| Montenegro | Podgorica | 2 August | Rama travelled to Montenegro in order to attend the 2017 Adriatic Charter summit in Podgorica. |
| 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. |
| United States | New York City | 18-25 September | Prime Minister Rama travelled to the United States in order 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:

## Future trips

The following international trips are scheduled to be made by Edi Rama during 2019:

