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Albania–Azerbaijan relations

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Albania–Azerbaijan relations
Map indicating locations of Albania and Azerbaijan

Albania

Azerbaijan
Envoy
Albania Ambassador to Azerbaijan Kastriot RoboAzerbaijan Ambassador to Albania Anar Huseynov

Albania intends to open an embassy in Baku[1] and Azerbaijan has accredited its ambassador in Athens with the additional position of Ambassador to Albania.[2]

Both nations are predominantly Muslim and are part of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation[3] and the Council of Europe. Relations between the two countries were established on the 23 September 1992 after Azerbaijan achieved independence from the Soviet Union.[2] Both countries are full members of the BSCE and OIC and COE.

Relations

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Albania and Azerbaijan have developing economic and cultural ties.[2] Albania supports the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and an end to the occupation of Azerbaijani territories by neighbouring states including Armenia.[4]

On 26 November 2019, an earthquake struck the Durrës region of Albania. The Azerbaijani government donated 500,000 euros for humanitarian aid to Albania.[5][6]

Economic relations

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Imports and exports

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Imports of Azerbaijan
Year Amount
Thousands of USD
% of total amount
of imports
2020[7] 385,95
2021[8] 657,93 Increase 0,01
Exports of Azerbaijan
Year Amount
Thousands of USD
% of total amount
of exports
2020[7] 0 0
2021[8] 4 293,08 Increase 0,02

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Albania to open embassy in Azerbaijan".
  2. ^ a b c "Azerbaijan - Albania relations" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Azerbaijan).
  3. ^ OIC - Member States. Archived 2013-12-09 at the Wayback Machine Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Archived 2015-09-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ "APA - Albania fully supports Azerbaijan's territorial integrity, says president". Archived from the original on 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  5. ^ Mehdiyev, Elchin (29 November 2019). "Azerbaijan allocates 500,000 euros to quake victims in Albania". Trend News Agency. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Azerbajxhani solidarizohet me Shqipërinë, 500 mijë euro për të prekurit nga tërmeti". Aktiv Press. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  7. ^ a b "International trade statistics 2020 year" (PDF). Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan Official website (in Azerbaijani).
  8. ^ a b "International trade statistics 2021 year" (PDF). Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan Official website (in Azerbaijani).