This agreement fosters tourism industry growth by facilitating knowledge exchange, coordinating professional efforts, promoting joint activities and establishing strategic trade partnerships.

The initiative seeks to strengthen bilateral economic and cultural ties while fostering tourism and highlighting key regional destinations.

The agreement was signed by the ATU President Rrahman Kasa and FedHATTA President Lysandros Tsilidis. Attending the event was Ambassador of Albania to Greece Luela Hajdaraga.

Ambassador Hajdaraga welcomed the agreement promoting tourism cooperation between the two countries. She emphasized that the two countries mark the 55th anniversary of the re-establishment of diplomatic relations, a period characterized by strong human ties and enduring friendship.

Hajdaraga took the opportunity to invite Greek citizens to visit Albania to experience a culture that feels like home. “You’ll find a deep, shared spirit of heartfelt hospitality, genuine warmth and unmatched generosity toward guests,” said Hajdaraga.

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The Albanian Embassy reported that during this friendly and productive meeting, Hajdaraga and Hatzidakis talked on the further promotion of bilateral cooperation and materialization of concrete projects of mutual interest.

The ambassador expressed her gratitude for Greece’s continued support in the negotiation process for Albania’s full membership in the European Union.

“This meeting confirmed the common will to improve further the good relations between Albania and Greece,” the Albanian Embassy in Athens underlined. /p.s./

The flights will start on October 14, 2024, with five flights a week connecting the two capitals, Tirana and Athens.

Ambassador of Albania to Greece Luela Hajdaraga held a meeting with the founder of “Skyexpress” Ioannis Grillos during which they discussed this important step that is expected to increase cultural and economic exchanges.

In a post in the social media, the Embassy of Albania to Greece stated that this partnership aims to facilitate air connections and promote tourism between the two countries. /p.s./

Hajdaraga said that it was the largest assembly of the Albanian Diaspora.

“From this hall, where there are focused the eyes of our compatriots, we convey waves of love towards our homeland and join the “Proud of Albania” mission”, she said.

According to Ambassador Hajdaraga, this journey could not have started more emotionally than from Greece, the country that received with open arms and became a warm shelter for the largest community outside the borders.

And Albanians, she said, know how to be grateful and appreciate.

“Therefore, their work in these decades in Greece has elevated the name of the Albanian to the highest levels. The arrival of the Albanian prime minister in Athens is a continuous attention to the Albanian community in Greece and a historic day”, stated Hajdaraga.

The Albanian ambassador to Greece added: “So, let’s use this occasion as another opportunity to further re-energize this unique relationship between Albanians wherever they are. A relationship that is fueled by the pure intention to elevate Albania high believing that dreams materialize when we are all together”./r.e/p.s./

Being the most important municipality of the country and at the same time the space where a large number of members of the Albanian community in Greece live, work, study and exercise their commercial activity, Ambassador Hajdaraga expressed her commitment to strengthening cooperation, organizing activities of common interest as well as increasing the awareness of citizens in our two countries for environmental issues, is read in a press release of the Albanian Embassy to Greece.

The Municipality of Athens hands over to the Municipality of Tirana the Presidency of the Network of Balkan Cities B40, the most important initiative of municipalities under the motto “A better future, a better cooperation”, with the main topic being regional cooperation in climate issues, smart cities and digital transformation, citizen democracy, migration, as well as economic cooperation.

This development will serve as a stronger impetus for the citizens of Tirana and Athens to mutually recognize these beautiful tourist destinations and the beauty of the people who live in them./p.s./