Albania–Spain relations

Albania–Spain relations refer to the current and historical relations of Albania and Spain.[1] Albania has an embassy in Madrid, and Spain has an embassy in Tirana.

Albanian–Spanish relations

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Albania

The countries are both members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. As a European Union (EU) member, Spain supports Albania in its euro-integration path.[2]

History

The diplomat Juan Pedro Aladro Kastriota was the pretender of the throne of Albania.[3] Kastriota claimed descent from the medieval nobel Kastrioti family through his paternal grandmother.

During the Spanish Civil War, many Albanians took part on this event as members of the International Brigades, such as Asim Vokshi who was a staff officer of the Garibaldi Battalion, scholar and anti-fascist activist Skënder Luarasi, and novelist Petro Marko, who was a volunteer of the republican force of the event. His best-known novel is titled Hasta La Vista.

See also

References
  1. "Albania y los GRAPO". elpais.com (in Spanish).
  2. "Spain supports Albania's European path". ata.gov.al. 26 October 2015.
  3. Iñaki Egaña (2001), Mil noticias insólitas del país de los vascos, TXALAPARTA, p. 210, ISBN 9788481365436


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