Italy and Albania to Host Summit and Deepen Defense, Energy Ties

Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama, left, and Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome in 2023. 

Photographer: Massimo Di Vita/Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images

The Italian and Albanian prime ministers plan to hold their first high-level intergovernmental summit in Italy by the end of the year, according to a draft joint statement seen by Bloomberg News.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni will meet to intensify collaboration in sectors including energy, defense and tackling illegal migration.