On the occasion of the 106th Anniversary of Independence of Albania, the Embassy in Budapest hosted a reception attended by Hungarian friends, colleagues of the diplomatic corps, members of the Albanian community in Hungary and students from Albania and Kosovo studying in Budapest. In addition to the protocol aspect, the ceremony had also two artistic elements. Since 2018 has been proclaimed by the Albanian Government as "The Year of Scanderbeg ", the Albanian soprano Alisa Katroshi and the pianist Almira Emiri performed with passion and high artistic quality the Ariana of Donika from Preng Jakova’s opera “Skanderbeg”. The second element was related to MEFA’s initiative, Colors of Albania, and consisted in the exposure of the 40 best photos of 2018 Edition, posted by Albanian and foreign photographers under #ColorsofAlbania and selected by a jury of professional photographers. In his welcome speech, Ambassador Spasse also thanked the sponsors of the ceremony, the Budapest Waterworks and the Honorary Consul, Mr. Avni Hafuzi.