On April 15, 2026, Ambassador Sami Shiba held a meeting with the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptians Abroad, for Protocol Matters, Ambassador Ayman M. Youssef, with whom he discussed the progress of cooperation between the two countries, the exchange of high-level visits, especially the expected visit to Tirana of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptians Abroad, Ambassador Badr Abdelatty, as well as issues related to respect for reciprocity, etc.