The international community participating in the Donors’ Conference for Albania have pledged €1.15 billion in donations, grants and loans to help the country rebuild from the aftermath of the November 26, 2019 earthquake.
In his opening speech, Prime Minister Rama thanked more than 100 participating countries and international banks in several languages, and asked for their financial assistance to help recovery efforts.

Ambassador Bardhyl Canaj met with UN Special Coordinator for the Peace Process in Middle East, Nikolay Mladenov, in the framework of a working lunch organized by bulgarian Ambassador in Israel Rumiana Bachvarova. In this luncheaon event, first of this kind organized in Israel, were invited all Balkan's Ambassadors accredited in Israel, notably serbian Ambassador Milutin Stanojevic, croatian Ambassador Vesela Mrden Korac,and North Macedonian Charge d'Affaires Aleksandar Avramovski. 

 
On Monday 9th December, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama was in the western port city of Durres, encouraging residents to have confidence in the work of the engineers. Durres and northwestern Thumane were the two areas hardest-hit by the quake.
“They are from Israel and they are No. 1,” Rama said to a resident who was hesitant to enter an apartment building. “The engineer says that after the catastrophe you should kiss your home because it has resisted [the quake] and has protected you.”

Today, the 27th of November has been declared National Day of Mourning in Albania, in the honor of the victims and families perished by the yesterday devastating earthquake.
Albanian Embassy in Israel, has lowered our flag at half-mast and our hearts are with those who suffered and the affected families, and stand alongside them in this day of grief.
Albanian Embassy has opened the Book of Condolences today at 12:00-15:00 and tomorrow 28 November at 10:00-13:00 and the e-mail address: Condolences@mfa.gov.al