Key facts
- Rama said there is not yet a common position on when the summit will happen, and certainly not in 2027.
- Rama said that in 2028, if there is a summit, it will be in Tirana.
- NATO is scaling back its high-level meetings, the report said, citing tension over defense spending, Iran and the war in Ukraine.
- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte played down the issue, according to the report.
NATO will not hold a leaders' summit in Albania in 2027 as previously planned, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on November 12. Rama said there is not yet a common position on when the summit will happen and that it would certainly not be in 2027. He said that in 2028, if there is a summit, it will be in Tirana, Albania's capital.
The alliance is scaling back its high-level meetings, according to the report, which cited tension within NATO over defense spending, Iran and the war in Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte played down the issue.