Ilir Meta

The US State Department on Wednesday announced that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had "designated" Adriatik Llalla, 49, and his family as corrupt foreign officials, thereby banning Llalla from entering the country.

Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has been granted an Albanian passport in urgent procedure and is likely to receive it in Tirana.

He arrived there on Thursday on an unannounced visit, Tanjug is reporting.

The agency cites Macedonia's MIA, which recalled that the United States recently rejected Haradinaj's visa application.

He arrived there on Thursday on an unannounced visit, Tanjug is reporting.

The agency cites Macedonia's MIA, which recalled that the United States recently rejected Haradinaj's visa application.

Albania's two main opposition parties announced on Monday that they intend to bring down Edi Rama's centre-left government through united protests.

President Prokopis Pavlopoulos expressed his thanks to his Albanian counterpart Ilir Meta for the supply of the Albanian citizenship to Tirana and All Albania Archbishop Anastasios.

Albanian President Ilir Meta will be in Serbia on December 3 and 4 on "an unofficial visit" to the Medvedja municipality.

The Beta agency is reporting on Thursday that it received confirmation of this from the local government in that southern town.

On 14 and 15 November 2017, Vice President Iliana Yotova will be on a working visit to the Republic of Albania, reported BGNES.

In Tirana, Iliana Yotova will hold meetings with Albania's President Ilir Meta, Parliament Speaker Gramoz Ruçi  and Prime Minister Edi Rama, the head of state's press service has said.

The head of the secret service in Albania, SHISH, Visho Ajazi Lika, has resigned from his position to which he was appointed in August 2012.

The news emerged on Monday after Prime Minister Edi Rama's office said Rama had named SHISH vice director Helidon Bendo to President Ilir Meta as Ajazi's successor.

"We rely on you and we appreciate Bulgaria's efforts for the enlargement of the European Union in the Western Balkans.'' With these words, the President of Albania, Ilir Meta, welcomed Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister for Justice Reform and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, said the press office of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

Following her visit to Serbia, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva continues today her Balkan tour with talks in Albania.

Recognition of the Bulgarian minority in Albania. This will be one of the main goals of the Foreign Minister.