
Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to #Hungary 🇦🇱🇭🇺@ALEmbHungary. Former 🇦🇱 ambassador to Czechia. #HumanRights #diplomacy #business #culture #tourism
Budapest, Hungary
Joined December 2012
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Ilirian Kuka retweeted
📍Budapest -- At the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs (HIIA), I had an engaging discussion on Albania’s EU accession process, the current dynamics in the Western Balkans and Europe’s evolving geopolitical landscape.
Exchanges with think tanks, experts and practitioners are always enriching.
They offer the opportunity to test ideas, challenge assumptions and gain fresh perspectives.
My sincere thanks to HIIA and all the participants for such an open, thoughtful and stimulating exchange.
#Albania2030
Ilirian Kuka retweeted
Thank you, dear Ferit, for the warm words and for a truly substantive discussion. Hungary will continue to stand firmly behind Albania’s EU path and our shared goal of a stronger, safer and more prosperous Western Balkans. I look forward to continuing our work together, and to seeing you in Tirana. 🇭🇺🤝🇦🇱
Ilirian Kuka retweeted
A pleasure to welcome Albanian Foreign Minister @HoxhaFer to Budapest today. 🇭🇺🇦🇱
Our countries are connected by a rich shared history, growing economic ties and a longstanding friendship. Hungary firmly supports Albania’s ambition to join the EU by 2030, and we are backing this path with both political support and practical expertise.
A stronger and more integrated Western Balkans means a more secure, competitive and prosperous Europe.
Ilirian Kuka retweeted
📍Budapest -- Mënyra më e bukur, dhe jo vetëm simbolike, për të nisur vizitën zyrtare në #Hungari: me emocionin e veçantë të vendosjes së një buqete me lule pranë statujave të dy figurave të mëdha shqiptare, Gjergj Kastriotit – Skënderbeut dhe Shën #Terezës.
Një moment respekti e mirënjohjeje, por edhe krenarie për historinë, vlerat dhe identitetin tonë kombëtar, të mishëruara në dy figura që i përkasin #Shqipërisë, por mesazhi dhe trashëgimia e të cilave kapërcejnë kufijtë.
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Ilirian Kuka retweeted
📍Budapest -- A warm and genuinely substantive exchange with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Hungary, Anita Orbán. 🇦🇱🇭🇺🇪🇺
I expressed my sincere appreciation for Hungary’s strong support for Albania’s European journey, and for its role as an important voice for the Western Balkans within the EU, including through the Group of Friends of the Western Balkans.
There is something particularly valuable about discussing enlargement with countries that have themselves travelled this road. They know what it takes, but they also know what it brings.
#Albania has now entered the most consequential phase of its EU accession negotiations. Our ambition, as reflected in the Commission’s roadmap, is clear: to do the work, deliver the reforms and conclude the technical part of the negotiations by the end of 2027. As we move through this demanding phase, and we are happy to count on Hungary’s continued support.
Albania and #Hungary enjoy excellent political relations. We agreed that the next challenge is to give this relationship even greater economic and human substance through more trade and investment, stronger energy links, increased tourism, and deeper cooperation in education and culture. Hungarian businesses already have an important presence in Albania, but there is considerable potential to do more.
As #NATO Allies, we also exchanged views on regional and European security, energy security and the importance of Allied unity at a time when Europe is confronting profound geopolitical challenges.
The friendship between Albania and Hungary is longstanding and deeply rooted in history, having forged an enduring bond between our peoples. Today, it is our responsibility to build on this legacy, turning our strong relationship into greater opportunities for our citizens and businesses and working together for a Europe that is stronger, safer and more prosperous.
Köszönöm, @_OrbanAnita, a szívélyes vendéglátást és a barátságot; várom, hogy Tiranában üdvözölhesselek.
#Albania2030
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📍Budapest -- Një shkëmbim i ngrohtë dhe vërtet përmbajtësor me Zëvendëskryeministren dhe Ministren e Punëve të Jashtme të Hungarisë, Anita Orbán. 🇦🇱🇭🇺🇪🇺
Shpreha vlerësimin tonë të sinqertë për mbështetjen e fortë të Hungarisë ndaj rrugëtimit evropian të Shqipërisë, si edhe për rolin e saj si një zë i rëndësishëm për Ballkanin Perëndimor brenda BE-së, përfshirë edhe përmes Grupit të Miqve të Ballkanit Perëndimor.
Ka diçka veçanërisht të vlefshme në diskutimin për zgjerimin me vende që e kanë përshkuar vetë këtë rrugë. Ato e dinë çfarë kërkon ky proces, por dinë edhe çfarë sjell ai.
#Shqipëria ka hyrë tashmë në fazën më vendimtare të negociatave të saj për anëtarësimin në BE. Ambicia jonë, siç pasqyrohet tashmë edhe në udhërrëfyesin e Komisionit, është e qartë: të bëjmë punën, të çojmë përpara reformat dhe të përmbyllim pjesën teknike të negociatave deri në fund të vitit 2027. Ndërsa ecim përpara në këtë fazë kërkuese, jemi të kënaqur që mund të mbështetemi në përkrahjen e vazhdueshme të Hungarisë.
Shqipëria dhe #Hungaria gëzojnë marrëdhënie të shkëlqyera politike. Ramë dakord se sfida e radhës është t’u japim këtyre marrëdhënieve edhe më shumë përmbajtje ekonomike dhe njerëzore: më shumë tregti dhe investime, lidhje më të forta energjetike, më shumë turizëm dhe bashkëpunim më të thellë në arsim dhe kulturë. Bizneset hungareze kanë tashmë një prani të rëndësishme në Shqipëri, por potenciali për të bërë më shumë është i konsiderueshëm.
Si aleatë në #NATO, shkëmbyem gjithashtu pikëpamje mbi sigurinë rajonale dhe evropiane, sigurinë energjetike dhe rëndësinë e unitetit të Aleancës në një kohë kur #Evropa përballet me sfida të thella gjeopolitike.
Miqësia mes Shqipërisë dhe Hungarisë është e hershme dhe e rrënjosur thellë në histori, çka ka farkëtuar një lidhje të qëndrueshme mes popujve tanë. Sot, është përgjegjësia jonë të ndërtojmë mbi këtë trashëgimi, duke e shndërruar marrëdhënien tonë të fortë në më shumë mundësi konkrete për qytetarët dhe bizneset tona, si dhe duke punuar së bashku për një Evropë më të fortë, më të sigurt dhe më të begatë.
Faleminderit, @_OrbanAnita, për mikpritjen e ngrohtë dhe miqësinë. Pres me kënaqësi t’ju mirëpres në Tiranë.
#Shqipëria2030
Ilirian Kuka retweeted
Deeply saddened by the tragic accident in #Bulgaria, which has claimed many lives and left others injured.
Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with the families and loved ones of the victims, and with the people and Government of Bulgaria.
We sincerely wish a swift and full recovery to all those injured and strength to everyone affected by this tragedy.
@vpetrova_mfa
Ilirian Kuka retweeted
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❗️Wielki szacunek dla funkcjonariusza @PolskaPolicja, który powstrzymał zamachowca.
Ilirian Kuka retweeted
Deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic shooting in Kraków today, which has claimed six lives and left many others injured.
Our heartfelt condolences go to the families and loved ones of the victims, and we wish a swift and full recovery to all those injured.
At this painful moment, Albania stands in solidarity with the people of Poland and with all those affected by this senseless act of violence. 🇦🇱🇵🇱
@PolandMFA @AlEmbassyPoland @PLinAlbania
Ilirian Kuka retweeted
Glad to welcome 🇦🇱 Prime Minister @ediramaal to NATO HQ today
We had a good discussion on defence investment, the situation in the Western Balkans, and Allied support to Ukraine
Ilirian Kuka retweeted
#FIMI (Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference) is not a slogan, nor a distant threat. It is a reality we must confront.
We are facing a war without armies or conventional weapons, fought through disinformation, manipulation and interference. A war of influence, designed to undermine trust, weaken our democratic institutions and work against our strategic interests.
The risks are real. So are the stakes: our goals, our choices and our future.
We should listen carefully to one of the most knowledgeable voices on this threat.👇
Merci, @Colon_David, for the clarity but also sounding the alarm on a challenge we must recognise, take seriously and collectively fight.
Ilirian Kuka retweeted
33 years ago today, the #Maastricht Treaty entered into force, marking a defining step in establishing the European Union, as we know it today.
For #Albania, this anniversary points towards the future: the place we seek at the European table, sharing responsibilities, contributing our voice and helping shape together the future of our continent.
Our #European identity has deep roots. Today, through reforms at home and stronger partnerships across Europe, we are steadily turning our European ambition into reality.
Our path is clear. Our future is only European. 🇦🇱🇪🇺
#Albania2030
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33 vjet më parë, në këtë ditë, hyri në fuqi Traktati i #Maastricht-it, duke shënuar një hap vendimtar në krijimin e Bashkimit Europian, ashtu siç e njohim sot.
Për #Shqipërinë, ky përvjetor na drejton nga e ardhmja: drejt vendit që synojmë në tryezën europiane, duke ndarë përgjegjësitë, duke sjellë zërin dhe kontributin tonë dhe duke formësuar së bashku të ardhmen e kontinentit tonë.
Identiteti ynë #Europian ka rrënjë të thella. Sot, përmes reformave në vend dhe partneriteteve gjithnjë e më të forta në Europë, po e shndërrojmë hap pas hapi ambicien tonë europiane në realitet.
Rruga jonë është e qartë. E ardhmja jonë është vetëm europiane. 🇦🇱🇪🇺
#Shqipëria2030
Warmest congratulations to our close friend and NATO Ally Türkiye and to the Turkish people on the 103rd anniversary of the Republic!
Attended reception organized by the Ambassador of Türkiye in Hungary Mrs. Gülsun Erkul.
Cumhuriyet Bayramınız kutlu olsun! 🇦🇱🇹🇷
Ilirian Kuka retweeted
Deeply saddened by the tragic incident near Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina, involving an #EUFOR helicopter, which claimed three lives and left twelve people injured.
Our heartfelt condolences go to the families of those who lost their lives and the Government and people of #Italy. Our thoughts are also with all those injured, to whom we wish a swift and full recovery.
In this moment of profound sorrow, #Albania stands firmly with Italy, our close friend and NATO Ally, and with the entire EUFOR community, where Albanian personnel serve proudly alongside their Italian and other fellow servicemen and women, in a shared commitment to peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
@Antonio_Tajani
Ilirian Kuka retweeted
Deeply saddened by the terrible and heartbreaking news from #Spain.
To every family mourning a loved one, to those who have been injured, and to all those facing the pain and shock of this tragedy, our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with you.
Today, we mourn with Spain and with all our #Spanish friends.
We share your sorrow and stand with you in friendship, compassion and heartfelt solidarity.
May the injured recover swiftly, and may those who have lost loved ones find strength and comfort in these unbearably difficult moments.
@SpainMFA @jmalbares
Ilirian Kuka retweeted
E vlerësova bashkëpunimin e ngushtë me Shqipërinë gjatë kohës që ishim së bashku në Këshillin e Sigurimit. Kjo përvojë përforcoi diçka në të cilën besoj thellësisht: diplomacia mund të gjejë gjithmonë një rrugë përpara.
Faleminderit, Kryeministër @ediramaal, si dhe Shqipërisë, për mbështetjen tuaj.
I valued working closely with Albania during our time together on the Security Council. That experience reinforced something I believe deeply: diplomacy can always find a way forward.
Thank you Prime Minister @ediramaal and Albania for your support.
The nomination of Lana Nusseibeh by the United Arab Emirates for the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations offers a fresh beginning that the UN community cannot afford to miss, and Albania is honoured to give her candidacy its wholehearted support.
I came to know Lana personally and see her in action during Albania’s term as an elected member of the UN Security Council, when I had the opportunity to appreciate her immense knowledge of international politics, her distinctive intellectual humility and her natural gift for bridging differences between cultures and perspectives.
Amid the gloom surrounding the United Nations today, Lana’s candidacy is a light of hope and a source of positive energy, because, at a time when the organisation’s capacity to fulfil its mission is being questioned so deeply, she brings experience, intelligence and an unwavering commitment to serving humanity with no prejudice.
And last but not least, after so many men at the helm, I can think of no better hope for the United Nations than a woman of such stature.
Ilirian Kuka retweeted
Motra e djalit nga Elbasani paska postuar tekstin bashkëngjitur, prandaj me shumë keqardhje më duhet t’i rikthehem kësaj teme për këdo që e lexon, shpërndan apo publikon postimin e saj.
Siç informova më parë, iniciativën për shërbimin e specializuar mjekësor të djalit në Itali nuk e kanë marrë “persona” po e kam marrë unë personalisht dhe vajta e tij në Romë me avion mjekësor, si edhe mbulimi i shpenzimeve janë mundësuar pikërisht nga SHTETI dhe nga askush tjetër! Madje i kam uruar të shkuara përpara se sa të nisej bashkë me të vëllanë nga salla VIP e aeroportit, prej ku nisem për jashtë edhe unë vetë, Presidenti i Republikës apo Kryetari i Kuvendit.
Aspak për protagonizëm, sepse protagonizmin këto ditë e kanë të gjithin dhunuesit dhe nxitësit e tyre, po për humanizëm, sepse kur pushon marrëzia e gurëve e molotovëve, edhe dhunuesit e lënduar janë qytetarë të këtij vendi që duhen ndihmuar, mjekuar, shëruar🇦🇱❤️🦅
Të shkuara edhe njëherë🙏
Ilirian Kuka retweeted
Kënaqësi të takoja sot Ambasadorin e Turqisë në Tiranë, SH.T. Bariş Ceyhun Erciyes, për një bisedë të hapur mbi zhvillimet në #Shqipëri, në rajonin tonë dhe më gjerë, në #Evropë.
#Turqia është një vend mik, partner strategjik dhe aleat në #NATO, me të cilin gëzojmë marrëdhënie të shkëlqyera dypalëshe dhe ndajmë vullnetin për t’i forcuar e thelluar më tej ato, përfshirë përmes nismave dhe bashkëpunimit rajonal.
Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the 🇭🇺 Revolution & Freedom Fight. Honoring the heroes of 1956 & celebrating their legacy: they showed to the world that a nation’s greatness lies not only in its strength or size, but in its determination, courage, and desire for freedom🇦🇱🇭🇺
Ilirian Kuka retweeted
Pleased to meet with representatives of Koning Willem II for an open and substantive exchange on Albania’s European accession journey, our bilateral partnership with the #Netherlands, and the important role of public affairs professionals in fostering informed, inclusive and effective policymaking.
During an open and foccussed discussions, I expressed Albania’s sincere appreciation for the Kingdom of the Netherlands’ principled and longstanding support for strengthening our democratic institutions and consolidating the rule of law.
As Albania moves with determination towards #European Union membership, our focus remains firmly on delivering credible, tangible and irreversible reforms.
Becming an EU member cannot be a purely institutional or bureaucratic excercise. It requires also the active ownership, scrutiny and sustained engagement of citizens, the private sector and civil society.
We also explored opportunities to expand people to people contacts, professional exchanges, institutional knowledge-sharing and bilateral economic ties. Building lasting connections between our institutions, professionals and societies strengthens the foundations of our partnership and of our shared European future.
#Albania2030
Ilirian Kuka retweeted
I had the pleasure of addressing the 14th EU-WB6 Political Directors Meeting, organised today, in #Albania. My key messages 👇
The geopolitical ground is shifting beneath us. Old certainties are being tested, alliances recalibrated, and an international order we had come to regard as relatively predictable is increasingly marked by instability, strategic competition and uncertainty. In this environment, our response must be twofold: we need democratic resilience at home, firmly anchored in the rule of law, and a merit-based #enlargement process pursued with determination as a strategic investment for both candidate countries and EU Member States.
The #security of Europe and the Western Balkans is one and indivisible. Enhanced CFSP and CSDP cooperation is about far more than ticking boxes. We share the same roof, and when the weather turns rough, we must hold the line together. Albania is not merely a beneficiary of European security; we are an active contributor to it.
As a #NATO member and EU candidate country, Albania remains unwavering in its solidarity with #Ukraine in the face of Russia’s unjustified aggression. Borders cannot be redrawn by force. We support a just and lasting peace, together with accountability for crimes committed and violations of international law.
#Regional cooperation must remain a driving force of our European integration with genuine effort to improving economic coperation, trade, connectivity and overall security as a contribution to a Europe that is stronger, safer and whole.
#Albania2030









































