List of international prime ministerial trips made by Edi Rama

This is a list of official trips made by Edi Rama as the 33rd Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania.

2013 The following international trips were made by Prime Minister Edi Rama in 2013: Country Areas visited Date Details KosovoPristinaPrime Minister Rama state visit to Kosovo was his first trip outside Albania as Prime Minister. Rama chose neighboring Kosovo as the first foreign trip of his office in a demonstration of the historic and strategic ties between the two countries. Rama was welcomed by Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi. BelgiumBrusselsRama travelled to Brussels to attend the European Commission focused on the following steps of Albania into the European Union and on the state of play of the country's commitment to reform in the light of this process. Rama met the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso and the Member of the European Commission in charge of Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan Füle. United StatesNew York City21–23 SeptemberRama flew to New York City to attend the United Nations General Assembly. Edi Rama met Hillary and Bill Clinton upon their invitation. KosovoPristina PrizrenRama and Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was invited by the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi to attend the open ceremony of the Terminal of Pristina International Airport. MacedoniaSkopjeRama travelled to Macedonia on his first state visit to the country upon the invitation of Prime Minister of Macedonia, Nikola Gruevski. He also met the President of Macedonia, George Ivanov, the Speaker of the Parliament of Macedonia, Trajko Veljanovski and the two leader of the Albanian parties in Macedonia Ali Ahmeti (BDI) and Menduh Thaçi (PDSH). MontenegroPodgoricaRama travelled to Montenegro on his first state visit to the country. Rama was invited by the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović and met the President of Montenegro, Filip Vujanović. Rama visited the city of Tuzi, where the majority is Albanian. United KingdomLondonRama travelled to London to meet the Prime Minister of United Kingdom, David Cameron focused on the integration of Albania into the European Union and the economical relations between the United Kingdom and Albania. AustriaViennaRama travelled to Austria on his first state visit to the country met the President of Austria, Heinz Fischer and to attend the 2013 Vienna Economic Forum. ItalyRome BariRama participated to a bilateral meeting in Rome with the Prime Minister of Italy, Enrico Letta, focused on the economical, and cultural relations between both countries. AzerbaijanBaku16–17 DecemberRama travelled to Azerbaijan on his first state visit to the country met the Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan, Natig Aliyev. Rama was invited to attend a ceremony to sign final investment document on Shahdeniz-2. (See also: Albania-Azerbaijan relations) IsraelJerusalemRama participated to a bilateral meeting in Jerusalem with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. Rama and Netanyahu signed a declaration of friendship to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

2014 The following international trips were made by Prime Minister Edi Rama in 2014: Country Areas visited Date Details ItalyRome1–2 FebruaryRama participated to a bilateral meeting in Rome with the Prime Minister of Italy, Enrico Letta, focused on the economical, and cultural relations between both countries. GermanyBerlinRama flew to Germany upon the invitation of Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, focused on the bilateral relations between both countries. QatarDohaRama flew to Qatar on his first state visit to the country upon the invitation of Prime Minister of Qatar, Khalifa Al Thani focused on the bilateral relations of Albania and Qatar. Vatican ItalyVatican City RomeRama travelled to Vatican on his first state visit to the country upon the invitation of the Pope Francis. KazakhstanAstanaRama flew to Kazakhstan on his first state visit to the country upon the invitation of President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev focused on the economic relations of Albania and Kazakhstan. NetherlandsAmsterdamRama travelled to the Netherlands to attend a bilateral meeting upon the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Frans Timmermans. FranceParisRama travelled to France on his state visit to the country upon the invitation of President of France, François Hollande focused on the integration of Albania into the European Union and the bilateral relations of Albania and France. GermanyBerlinRama travelled to Germany to attend the 2014 Western Balkans summit in Berlin. CroatiaZagrebRama flew to Croatia to attend a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Croatia, Zoran Milanović, Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milo Djukanovic and Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vjekoslav Bevanda and as well focused on their friendly relations. Wales NATONewportRama travelled to Wales to attend the 2014 Wales summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). ChinaBeijing10–11 SeptemberRama travelled to China to attend a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of China, Li Keqiang. ItalyRome1–2 FebruaryRama participated to a bilateral meeting for the second time in 2014 in Rome with the Prime Minister of Italy, Enrico Letta, focused on the economical, and cultural relations between Albania and Italy. SerbiaBelgradePrime Minister Rama travelled to Serbia on his first official state visit to the country upon the invitation of Prime Minister of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić. Rama was pursuing a historical reconciliation policy between Albanians and Serbs and his visit in Belgrade. It was the first visit of an Albanian Prime Minister in Serbia in over 70 years. SwedenStockholmRama flew to Sweden to attend a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Löfven. KuwaitKuwait City19–20 NovemberRama travelled to Kuwait on his state visit to the country to attend a bilateral meeting with ruler Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and other Kuwaiti politicians.

2015 The following international trips were made by Prime Minister Edi Rama in 2015: Country Areas visited Date Details United KingdomLondonRama was invited to attend the Potential Monuments of Unrealised Futures (Albanian: Monumente të Mundshëm Ardhmërisht të Parealizuara) exhibition at the Architectural Association School of Architecture of Albanian artists Edi Hila and Adrian Paci. FranceParisRama was invited to attend the Republican marches to honour the victims of the Charlie Hebdo shooting, with the leaders of the Sunni, Orthodox, Bektashi, and Catholic communities of Albania. United Arab EmiratesDubai14–16 AprilRama travelled to the United Arab Emirates to participate to a bilateral meeting with the Head of the Dubai Council, Mohammad Al-Murr and the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mansour. RomaniaBucharestRama participated to a bilateral meeting in Romania with the Prime Minister of Romania, Victor Ponta focused on the economical, and cultural relations between both countries and the recognition of Kosovo. AustriaViennaRama travelled to Austria to attend the 2015 Western Balkans summit in Vienna. United StatesNew York City24–29 SeptemberRama flew to New York City to attend the 2015 World Leadership Forum as well as the 2015 Columbia University World Leader Forum. Czech RepublicPragueRama travelled to the Czech Republic on his first state visit to the country upon the invitation of Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Bohuslav Sobotka. ChinaSuzhouRama flew to China to attend the 2015 summit of China and Central and Eastern European Countries in Suzhou. TurkeyIstanbul18–20 NovemberRama travelled to Turkey to attend the 2015 Atlantic Council Energy and Economic summit in Istanbul. ChinaHong KongRama participated to a bilateral meeting in Hong Kong with the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Leung Chun-ying. Rama also was invited to attend the Economic Forum of Albania and China. FranceParisRama travelled to France on his state visit to the country upon the invitation of Prime Minister of France, Manuel Valls focused on the bilateral relations of Albania and France.

2016 The following international trips were made by Prime Minister Edi Rama in 2016: Country Areas visited Date Details United StatesWashington, D.C.13–14 AprilRama travelled to on hist state visit to the country upon the invitation of President of the United States, Barack Obama and Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden. FranceParisRama travelled to on hist state visit to the country, where he met the President of France, François Hollande. TurkeyAnkaraRama travelled to Turkey on his state visit to the country upon the invitation of President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, focused on the strong bilateral relations between both countries. FranceParisRama travelled to France to attend the 2016 Western Balkans summit in Paris. Poland NATOWarsaw8–9 JulyRama travelled to Poland to attend the 2016 Warsaw summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). SloveniaLjubljanaRama flew to Slovenia on his state visit to the country upon the invitation of Prime Minister of Slovenia, Miro Cerar, focused on the strong bilateral relations between both countries and as well the integration of Albania into the European Union. SerbiaBelgrade14–15 OctoberRama flew to Serbia on his state visit to the country upon the invitation of Prime Minister of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić and to attend the 2016 Belgrade Security Forum. GermanyBerlinRama travelled to Germany on his state visit to the country upon the invitation of Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, focused on the strong bilateral relations between both countries and as well the integration of Albania into the European Union.

2017 The following international trips were made by Prime Minister Edi Rama in 2017: