Relationship dossier
Albania
Palestine
Relationship assessment
Albania has supported Palestinian statehood; information about reciprocal government cooperation is limited.
Albania toward Palestine
+35Albania recognized Palestine and has supported Palestinian statehood in multilateral diplomacy, including voting for Palestine’s non-member observer-state status at the United Nations in 2012.
Palestine toward Albania
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Albania has supported Palestinian statehood through diplomatic recognition and votes at the United Nations, including backing Palestine’s 2012 status as a non-member observer state. Information about concrete Palestinian government conduct toward Albania is insufficient to assess that aspect of the relationship.
Key developments
Albania voted in favor of Palestine’s status as a non-member observer state at the United Nations General Assembly.
Albania recognized the State of Palestine.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of practical bilateral cooperation between the two governments is unclear.
- Details of Palestinian government initiatives directed toward Albania are limited.