ia ▁has ▁an ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Bras ília , ▁and ▁Brazil ▁has ▁an ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Tir ana . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Diplom atic ▁t ies ▁were ▁established ▁between ▁Alban ia ▁and ▁Brazil ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁Ag re ement ▁of ▁Com merce ▁and ▁Pay ments ▁was ▁signed . ▁ ▁Not ▁much ▁happened ▁after ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁then ▁foreign ▁Minister ▁of ▁Alban ia ▁P ask al ▁Mil o , ▁visited ▁Brasil ia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Brazil ▁opened ▁its ▁resident ▁diplom atic ▁mission ▁in ▁Tir ana , ▁while ▁Alban ia ▁had ▁an ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Brasil ia ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Co operation ▁▁ ▁There ▁exists ▁a ▁Cultural ▁Association ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁and ▁Indust ry ▁' B raz il - Al ban ia '. ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Alban ia , ▁S ali ▁Ber ish a ▁visited ▁Brazil ▁during ▁an ▁official ▁trip ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁Rio ▁ 2 0 ▁Sum mit , ▁while ▁prior ▁to ▁that ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁of ▁Alban ia , ▁Ed mond ▁H ax h inas to ▁visited ▁Brazil . ▁The ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁was ▁received ▁by ▁Michel ▁Tem er , ▁than ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁Brazil ▁and ▁Senator ▁Fernando ▁Col lor ▁de ▁M ello . ▁A ▁bil ater al ▁agreement ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁both ▁countries ▁in ▁future ▁economic ▁co operation ▁and ▁also