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Japan has officially opened its embassy in the Albanian capital Tirana with a special ceremony attended by Japan’s Minister of State for Foreign Relations, Nobuo Kishi, in addition to several Albanian officials, the tiranatimes.com newspaper reported.
“The opening of the new embassy is very good news and a further signal of the strengthening and enrichment of relations between the two countries,” Albanian President Bujar Nishani said at a meeting with Mr Kishi.
Japanese Ambassador Makoto Ito presented his credentials to the Albanian president in June, becoming Japan’s first resident ambassador to Albania since the two countries re-established diplomatic relations in 1981.
While Albania opened its diplomatic mission in Tokyo in 2004, the Japanese Embassy in Italy had handled matters related to Albania until recently.
Tirana has said it welcomes Japan’s decision to open an embassy in Tirana in an effort to draw greater investment from the world’s third-largest economy.
Japan has been a major donor to Albania through its difficult transition from communism to a free-market economy.
Tokyo has given millions, primarily in the rehabilitation of infrastructure and healthcare facilities. Projects have included a municipal waste-water treatment facility for Tirana and its surroundings.
News source/see the full story at www.tiranatimes.com
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