KAlbania’s political minister, Edi Rama, has indicated that NATO will not hold the next summit in Albania during 2027, despite earlier plans for its organisation in Tirana.

Speaking Thursday in Dublin, ahead of a meeting of European leaders, Rama said there is still no common position on when the summit will be held.

The question is that there is still no common position on when the summit will be held. Of course, not in 2027, Rama said, according to Reuters.

However, it left open the possibility that Albania will be the host of the summit in 2028.

And in 2028, if there is a summit, it will be held in Tirana, The Albanian prime minister added.

By Reuters, Plans for organising the NATO summit in Albania during 2027 have been in question since June, due to objections by the Trump administration and the frustrations of several member states regarding Albania’s low defence spending.

Meanwhile, NATO is considering the possibility of halting the practice of holding summits every year. However, diplomats suggest that the Alliance can also decide in a short term for holding a summit during 2026, but not in Tirana.

An official NATO has confirmed that the Alliance’s next summit will be held in Albania, but without providing a concrete date.

In the declaration adopted at the NATO summit in The Hague in June 2025, leaders spoke of the upcoming meeting in Turkey in 2026, followed by a meeting in Albania.

However, in the Ankara summit’s statement, held in July of this year, leaders indicated only that they expect the upcoming meeting, without specifying the date or location it will be held, broadcasts I did. tv