Albania–Japan relations


Albania–Japan relations are the bilateral relations between Albania and Japan. Japan's Ambassador in Rome is accredited to Albania, while an Honorary Consulate in Tirana assists Japanese interests in Albania.
Albania has an embassy in Tokyo.

History

Diplomatic relations were established in April, 1922 with the recognition of the new independent Albanian state from Japan. On June 20, 1930, the First Commercial Treaty between the two countries was signed.
In 1935 the Kingdom of Albania opened the Honorary Consulate in Osaka. After the World War II the relations were frozen and they were re-established on March, 1981.
In December 2005 the Embassy of the Republic of Albania was opened in Tokyo and in March 2016 the Japanese Government adopted the decision to open the Embassy in Tirana

Economic relations

Albania considers Japan as one of the most important trade partners in the far east. They have signed many bilateral agreements, which mainly consist on helping the future development of the Albanian Economy
Trade of Albania with Japan:
Japan's Official Development Assistance to Albania amounts 25.278 billion yen in total, or approximately 179 million EUR
The two countries have signed more than 15 bilateral agreements and most of them are focused on the development of the Economy of Albania.In September 2007 an agreement was reached on visa abolition of diplomatic passports with Japan and it entered into force on 10.12.2007.