Albania and India have signed an agreement on the removal of visa requirements for diplomatic and service passport holders between the two countries, Albanian Foreign Affairs Ministry has said. The agreement will serve the interests of both countries and strengthen friendly relations and cooperation in various areas of mutual interest, Xinhua quoted the ministry as saying on November 27. The agreement will enable businesses from both sides to have freer movement, thus allowing more frequent communication and cooperation, it added.

India-Albania Relations:-

• Diplomatic relations were established in 1956 with the Indian Ambassador resident in Rome concurrently accredited to Tirana. They were suspended in 1964-65.
• In 1984, Albania signalled its interest for better relations with India and was taken to accredit the Indian Ambassador in Bucharest was accredited concurrently to Tirana, from 27 April 1990.
• Bilateral political relations between India and Albania are cordial and friendly.
• Foreign Office consultations were held in February 2003 in Tirana and in New Delhi in January 2006.
• Albania opened an embassy in New Delhi in early 2008.
• The Foreign Minister and Speaker of Albania paid their first visits to India in 2008 and 2010, respectively.

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