On December 14, 2016 in the premises of the Embassy of Albania in London was held a meeting with executives and prominent members of the Anglo-Albanian Association (AAA). This was the first formal meeting with the members of this association, while an introductory meeting with its executives was held by the Ambassador immediately after taking office.
 
 AAA, founded in 1912, organizes regular activities to promote the Albanian issues in the UK, including lectures on the Albanian history, culture and music, as well promoting books and screening Albanian films.
 
Welcoming the participants, Ambassador Qirko appreciated the contribution of the association for the benefit of the Albanian issues for more than a century, briefed on the latest developments in Albania with regard to the integration processes in the EU and Albania's role as a factor of stability in the region. He assured AAA members that all the staff of the embassy will be glad to assist in organizing AAA events in the future.
 
Stephen Nash, director of AAA, thanked the Embassy for the cooperation provided and provided the participants with an overview of the activities organized by AAA this year. While today's activity marked the closure of the calendar of this year activities, he announced that the next event will take place at the premises of the Embassy of Albania in London on the subject of the Albanian archeology.
 
The activity continued with the screening of the film "A tale from the past", which was restored and adapted to modern digital broadcasting formats thanks to an AAA financially supported project. Participants had the opportunity to discuss the possibilities of enhancing the cooperation between the Embassy and AAA in the future during a simple cocktail, which marked the closure of the activity.