Secretary General’s Annual Report sets out priorities to shape 'Future NATO'

Investing in the right capabilities, maintaining connected forces and deepening and widening cooperation with partners are key to shape a NATO which is able to meet future challenges said NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the launch of his Annual Report on Monday (27 January 2014). “In September we will meet in Wales to shape Future NATO: an Alliance that is robust, rebalanced and ready to provide security for the next generation,” said the Secretary General.

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Minister Kodheli at the Comprehensive Regional Ministerial held in Slovenia

02-03 October 2013

The Minister of Defence, Ms. Mimi Kodheli, since October 01, 2013, is in Brdo, Kranj, Slovenia, participating in the Comprehensive Regional Ministerial 2013, which includes two meetings: the US-Adriatic Charter Ministerial (A-5), and the South-Eastern Europe Defence Ministerial (SEDM).

On the first day, Defence Minister Ms. Mimi Kodheli held a bilateral meeting with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence of the United States of America, Ms. Evelyn Farkas.

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Minister Kodheli holds meeting with Alternate Minister of Defence of Greece and Minister of Defence of Croatia

03 October 2013

The Minister of Defence of Albania, Mrs. Mimi Kodheli, which is participating in the Comprehensive Regional Ministerial 2013 in Brdo, Slovenia, held today a bilateral meeting with the Alternate Minister of National Defence of Greece, Ms. Fofi Gennimata, after the request of the latter. After congratulating her for the office, adding significance to the appointment of Mrs. Kodheli in this position, Ms. Gennimata mentioned as a matter of necessity the strengthening of cooperation between our two countries, especially in the field of defence.

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Defence Minister Kodheli attends Comprehensive Regional Ministerial

02 October 2013

The Minister of Defence, Ms. Mimi Kodheli, since October 01, 2013, is in Brdo, Kranj, Slovenia, participating in the Comprehensive Regional Ministerial 2013, which includes two meetings: the US-Adriatic Charter Ministerial (A-5), and the South-Eastern Europe Defence Ministerial (SEDM).

On the first day, Defence Minister Ms. Mimi Kodheli held a bilateral meeting with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence of the United States of America, Ms.  Evelyn Farkas.

The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence, Ms. Farkas congratulated Minister Kodheli for her new office as Minister of Defence, while Minister Kodheli assessed the excellent relations between the Republic of Albania and the United States of America, noting that the Ministry of Defence and the Albanian government considers the U.S. government as a key strategic partner in foreign policy and cooperation in the field of defence. Minister Kodheli praised the continuous support the USA has given to the process of reform and transformation of the Albanian Armed Forces (AAF), helping them to achieve NATO standards for defence capabilities and military modernization.

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Defence Minister Kodheli attends South-Eastern Europe Defence Ministerial (SEDM)

Defence Minister Mimi Kodheli: The open-door policy, so much promoted by us, loses its meaning if it is not based on the comprehensive principle.

03 October 2013

On the second day of the Comprehensive Regional Ministerial 2013 held in Brdo, Slovenia, the Minister of Defence, Ms. Mimi Kodheli took part in the meeting of the defence ministers of the South-Eastern Europe countries (SEDM).
Initiated in 1996 in Tirana, SEDM continues to promote political and military cooperation, relations of good neighbourhood, as well as strengthening of defence capabilities in the region and beyond. An important place in this initiative is occupied by the South-Eastern Europe Multinational Peace Force (SEEBRIG).

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Defence Minister Kodheli at the U.S-Adriatic Charter Defence Ministerial

Minister Kodheli: Albania, since a long time, is engaged in Afghanistan and will continue to contribute working closely with other countries, to further support the Afghan government in strengthening security and reviving the institutions. Albania will be part of the initiatives taken by the A-5 to help Afghanistan in the areas of military mentoring, military police and medical treatment.

02 October 2013

In the framework of the Comprehensive Regional Ministerial 2013, which is taking place in by Brdo, Slovenia, Defence Minister, Ms. Mimi Kodheli, took part in the Defence Ministerial, U.S-Adriatic Charter (A-5). The Adriatic Charter Defence Ministerial (A-5) was opened by Montenegrin Defence Minister, Mr. Milica Pejanovič Đurišič, chair of the meeting of this initiative. Initially, the participants were addressed by Slovenian Defence Minister, Mr. Roman Jakič, who expressed his satisfaction for the full participation of all the ministers of the Adriatic Charter member countries.

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Approval of Strategic Defence Review document, the first document of this kind as a ally country of NATO

11 April 2013

Address of Prime Minister and Defence Minister

The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania approved the Strategic Defence Review document. It is the most important document for security and defence, and it was drafted at a time when Albania is an ally country of the North Atlantic Treaty. This document is an analytical assessment of the current and expected environment of security and defence, it identifies national interests and objectives, it is the analytical argument on the role of the Armed Forces in this environment, on the quantity and quality of capacities they need to have according to possible scenarios of their use, as well as their organization inside a modern and reliable force for the accomplishment of the constitutional mission, in the framework of collective or separate defence.

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