Visit to Shkodra
30.03.2026
On March 26-27, Wojciech Unolt, Head of the Polish Embassy, and Consul Sebastian Sałkiewicz visited Shkodër. The visit aimed to establish contact with local authorities and partners with a view to implementing bilateral cooperation projects, as well as joint development and cultural projects. One of the activities planned by the embassy is to commemorate the Polish doctor Danuta Kościuszko-Jukniu, who worked at the hospital in Shkodër in the 1970s.
During the visit, representatives of the Polish Embassy met with Mayor Benet Beci and his staff, Prefect Holta Duda, and Hospital Director Dr. Senad Hallunaj. They discussed the prospects of establishing a partnership between Shkodër and a Polish city, as well as implementing specific projects for economic cooperation, student exchange, support for local capacity to absorb EU funds, and projects to commemorate Dr. Danuta Kościuszko-Jukniu.
In the evening, the Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Republic of Poland and the Consul attended the opening of the photography exhibition “Sociological Record” by Polish photographer Zofia Rydet; the exhibition was presented at the "Marubi" National Museum of Photography. The opening was attended by representatives of the city authorities, the Zofia Rydet Foundation, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and the Photographer’s Gallery in London, where the exhibition was previously diplayed.
