Albania flies its flag for the first time in Canberra
The Albanian flag was raised for the first time on Friday at the international flag display on the banks of Lake Burley Griffin.
Diplomatic dignitaries and members of the small but tight-knit Albanian community in Canberra gathered for the ceremony, which marked further diplomatic ties between Australia and Albania.
Following the ceremony, guests were invited to a reception at the newly opened Albanian embassy, featuring traditional food and music.
It’s been a strange year for Albanian chargé d’affaires Dr Edmund Trako. Dr Trako moved to Canberra with his wife Iris in March to establish the embassy in Australia, arriving only 48 hours before the international borders closed.
“I thought maybe it will be impossible to establish this embassy in these conditions, completely alone, in the hotel under COVID-19,” he said.