Today marks 111 years since the London Peace Conference or the Conference of the Ambassadors was held, an international summit of the six Great Powers of that time (Austria-Hungary, France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy and Russia) convened due to the successes of the Balkan League armies against the Ottoman Empire in the First Balkan War.

At the Conference of the Ambassadors, not only was the independence of Albania recognized, but the final delineation of Albanian borders was also formalized. Although the decisions of the Conference of Ambassadors sealed the failure of the chauvinistic plans of neighbouring states and governments for the complete dismemberment of Albania, they still decided to initially detach from the Albanian core, Kosovo and the lands of Eastern Albania, which are now known as Western Macedonia. Later, the fate of the territories in the south, such as Çamëria, was also discussed.

This conference emerged as a necessity due to the developments that occurred with the changes in the balance of power resulting from the Balkan Wars. The borders of Albania and all related issues would be resolved by the Great Powers according to agreements between the parties.

The Ottoman Empire had lost its former glory. Albania and the fate of its citizens became part of this turmoil and the product of a map that would over the years produce only tensions, leaving about 40 per cent of its territory outside this reconfiguration of the Balkans.