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NATO cancels 2027 summit in Albania amid internal tensions

NATO has decided to scale back its high-level meetings and will not proceed with a planned leaders' summit in Albania in 2027. The decision comes amid internal alliance tensions regarding defense spending, Iran, and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. While the 2027 summit is canceled, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama indicated that Tirana, Albania's capital, could potentially host the summit in 2028. AI

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NATO cancels 2027 summit in Albania amid internal tensions

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Nato to skip leaders’ summit in Albania next year as high-level meetings are scaled back

    Nato is scaling back its high-level meetings and will not hold a leaders’ summit in Albania next year as previously planned amid tension within the alliance over defence spending, Iran and the war in Ukraine. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Thursday that “there is not ye…