On October 29, 2021 local time,  Albanian President Ilir Meta met with State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang  Yi in Tirana.

Meta asked Wang Yi to convey his  sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping. Meta said, with a long history of  friendship between Albania and China, the two peoples cherish friendly  sentiments toward each other. Albania is proud of its support for China's  restoration of its lawful seat in the United Nations (UN) and will never forget  China's assistance to Albania's economic development and modernization drive.  China has achieved great progress, while at the same time it has always been  upholding the principle of equality of all countries regardless of their size in  international relations, which has won wide support and respect. Albania-China  cooperation has great potential. Albania hopes that the two countries will  continue to support each other, expand pragmatic cooperation in various fields,  enhance communication and coordination on multilateral affairs, and support and  encourage the young people of the two countries to promote mutual understanding,  so as to continuously inject new impetus into the development of bilateral  relations.

Wang Yi conveyed President Xi  Jinping's cordial greetings to Meta. Wang Yi said, half a century ago, with the  support of the international community, including Albania, China successfully  restored its lawful seat in the UN, which was a victory for justice, a victory  for the people of all countries, and a victory for the purposes and principles  of the UN Charter. China-Albania friendship is a shared memory and both  countries believe in upholding justice and hope to deepen cooperation. China  stands ready to work with Albania to forge high-quality Belt and Road  cooperation, promote people-to-people, education and youth exchanges, carry  forward traditional friendship and continue to open up a bright prospect for  bilateral relations.

The two sides agreed to tap  cooperation potential in areas such as economy, trade, investment and tourism.  Wang Yi said, China is willing to import more high-quality products from Albania  and encourage Chinese enterprises to invest in Albania.

During the visit, Wang Yi also  met with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and held talks with Albanian Minister  for Europe and Foreign Affairs Olta Xhaçka.