{
  "id": 19730876,
  "title": "Nato will not hold summit in Tirana next year, says Albania’s Rama",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/nato-will-not-hold-summit-in-tirana-next-year-says-albanias-rama",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T00:01:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/13/nato-will-not-hold-summit-in-tirana-next-year-says-albania-s-rama"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced on Thursday that NATO will not hold its summit in Tirana next year, despite earlier plans. Speaking in Dublin, Rama stated that there is currently no consensus on the timeline, ruling out 2027 as a possibility. In June, Reuters reported that US resistance and Tirana's insufficient defense spending had cast doubt on the summit's planning. Rama emphasized that while a summit might occur in Tirana in 2028, it is not guaranteed. NATO has been contemplating discontinuing its annual summits to potentially avoid a confrontation with US President Donald Trump. However, diplomats suggest a summit could still take place in 2026, though not in Tirana. The June 2025 NATO summit in The Hague had indicated a future meeting in Turkey in 2026, followed by another in Albania. But the July 2025 Ankara summit declaration did not specify a date or location for the subsequent gathering.",
  "summary": "Plans for next year’s Nato summit in Albania are in doubt amid Trump administration's opposition and concerns among alliance members over Tirana’s low defence spending.",
  "key_points": [
    "Albanian PM Edi Rama says NATO won't hold summit in Tirana next year.",
    "No consensus on timeline, ruling out 2027 for the summit.",
    "Summit may occur in Tirana in 2028, but not guaranteed."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The cancellation of the Tirana summit highlights how insufficient defense spending and American resistance can derail a member state's ambitions to host high-level alliance gatherings.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}