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Rama says NATO summit will not be held in Albania in 2027
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama says NATO will not hold its next summit in Albania in 2027.
He made the comments in Dublin, while NATO has not set a date for its next meeting.
Rama said Tirana could host a summit in 2028 if one is held that year.
NATO leaders had previously said they expected to meet in Albania after a 2026 summit in Türkiye, but their latest declaration named no date or place for the next meeting.
The timing is uncertain partly because NATO is considering ending annual summits.
Albania has also faced criticism from alliance members over its defence spending; NATO data cited by Albania’s defence minister put it at 1.48% of GDP in 2025, the lowest share among the alliance’s 32 members.
A NATO official says the next summit will be held in Albania, but its date remains undecided.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said a NATO summit will not be held in Albania in 2027.
Speaking in Dublin, he said there was no common position on when the summit would happen.
Rama said that if a summit is held in 2028, it will be in Tirana.
A NATO official said the next summit will be held in Albania, but its date has not been decided.
Reports cite low Albanian defence spending and concerns about disagreements with the United States as factors clouding the plans.
- Who
- Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said the summit would not be held in Albania in 2027.
- What
- The planned NATO summit in Albania will not take place in 2027. A NATO official said the next summit will be held in Albania, with its date undecided.
- When
- Rama made the statement on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
- Where
- Rama spoke in Dublin, Ireland.
- Why
- Reports say plans faced resistance from the Trump administration and concern among NATO members over Albania’s low defence spending.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama
NATO official
Summit timing
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama
Rama said the summit would not happen in 2027 and that if one is held in 2028, it would be in Tirana.
NATO official
The official said the next NATO summit will be held in Albania, but gave no date.
NATO leaders said they looked forward to meeting in Türkiye in 2026, followed by a meeting in Albania.
NATO leaders’ declaration referred to a next meeting but gave no time or location.
Defense Minister Ermal Nufi said a 2027 summit in Albania was unlikely and could be held in a different format.
Rama said in Dublin that the summit would not be held in Albania in 2027.
- Proposed 2027 summit
- Albania
- Rama’s possible alternative year
- 2028
- Possible host city
- Tirana
- Albania’s 2025 defence spending
- 1.48% of GDP
- NATO membership count
- 32 members
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What people are saying
not yet [a] common position on when the summit will happen, for sure not in 2027
And in 2028, if it will be a summit, it will be in Tirana.
will be held in Albania
unlikely