On 12 October 2016, Ambassador of the Republic of Albania in London HE Mr Qirjako Qirko held a meeting with Mrs. Cherie Blair, Chair of "Omnia Strategy LLP', an international law firm which provides strategic advice to governments, corporations or private clients.
 
First, Ambassador Qirko expressed his satisfaction for meeting her in double capacity, as a personality in the field of international law and as the wife of the former Prime Minister Tony Blair.
 
Further, the Albanian Ambassador highlighted the constructive role of Albania in the region, the Albanian government's commitments towards meeting its obligations regarding the start of negotiations for EU membership of the country, and informed Mrs. Blair about some of the latest developments in the country in terms of constitutional and legal reform. He shared the same assessment with his counterpart on the very good level of existing bilateral cooperation between the two countries and expressed the wish that the economic cooperation should be at the same level as the political one.
 
Assessing positively the pace of reforms in the country, Mrs. Blair pledged to use her professional reputation in terms of supporting the initiatives of cooperation from British companies. Also, she offered the assistance and expertise that she and her legal company has to offer in terms of training the Albanian lawyers in the field of international arbitration or in the European Court of Human Rights.