On September 23, 2016 in the premises of the Embassy of the Republic of Albania in London was held a large and open meeting with representatives of associations and prominent activists of the Albanian community in the UK.
 
During the meeting Ambassador Qirko presented before the participants the Embassy’s vision to work together in order to be more connected and close to each other's needs. The participants shared their experiences of past cooperation with the Embassy and highly appreciated the current efforts of all of the Embassy’s staff to keep close and to help the Albanian community.
 In this context, the participants were informed regarding the organization in Tirana on 18-20 November 2016 of Diaspora’s Summit, as the first activity of its kind and scale, where each member of the Albanian diaspora is invited to participate and give its contribution in creating and maintaining a sustainable relationship between Albania and its diaspora.
 
Further, the participants were informed through a Power Point presentation on the features of the new application “E-Konsullata”, which provides an easy access to consular services and serves as a direct communication gateway to the MFA wherever they are.
 
During the meeting the participants were answered their questions about the organization of the Summit and on the functioning of the application E-Konsullata.
 
At the end of the meeting during the cocktail participants continued to share their ideas with the Embassy’s staff on the ways to further strengthening of cooperation and ties between the Embassy and the Albanian community in the UK.