Daniel Craig’s latest film in the role of James Bond, had its premiere last night in the Albanian capital. In an event organized in detail, to introduce the atmosphere of the most famous British film, the Mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj and the new British Ambassador to Albania, Alastair King-Smith, were his special hosts. VIP guests, who became part of the premiere show.

In his speech at the beginning of the event, Veliaj said that with the premiere of this film a “sprint” of relations between Albania and Great Britain kicks off.

“We have gone through a very difficult situation with 2 earthquakes, with the pandemic, but now is the time to reopen, it is time to celebrate, to know friends, to start from scratch and it is time to recover. With this first activity, we not only make the presentation of the new British ambassador in Tirana, but we also start a season of activities, starting with today’s film “, underlined Veliaj.

He added that next year, where Tirana is the “European Capital of Youth”, about 1 thousand activities will take place, many of which will be in cooperation with Great Britain.

The British Ambassador in Tirana, Alastair King-Smith said that this film premiere is just the beginning of a further cooperation between Albania and Britain.

“We are starting with one of the best films that represents British culture, in order to bring Albania and the United Kingdom as close as possible. This not only at governments’ level, but also the unification of the people. Therefore, we will look at ways to build stronger and closer joint relations between the two countries,”said Veliaj.

All the guests showed up at the event with the Covid 19 vaccination certificate.

James Bond movie “No time to die” had its world premiere in London, 18 months later than planned because it was delayed by the pandemic. “No Time To Die” is the fifth appearance of the British actor, Daniel Craig as 007.

/Klara Ruci/