A new pavilion for ANLW added to the Armed Forces Museum

: Published: Friday, 21 November 2014 14:48

In the framework of the activities organized by the Ministry of Defence on the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Homeland, a new pavilion was opened today at the Armed Forces Museum (AFM) dedicated to the Anti-Fascist National Liberation War (ANLW). Defence Minister Kodheli stressed, at the opening ceremony of the pavilion, that Albania was among the first countries involved in WWII, the bloodiest war in human history. Albania’s alignment, in the victorious block in this war, was primarily the merit of the Albanian people’s wisdom and the only proper way to ensure the existence of the Albanian nation.

This Albanians’ titanic war was recognized and found the support of our bigger allies, and mainly of the United Kingdom, whose missionaries fought side by side with the partisans and fighters of freedom.
“As the years go by, the more the National Liberation War that the Albanians did against the wildest beast of peoples’ freedom and mankind, fascism, is exalted. In this resistance of life or death, the youth, intellectuals, Albanian women, communists and nationalists stood up. This union was proved in the Peza Conference, which became the symbol of a platform for unity of all Albanians, regardless of religion, region, idea in the National Liberation War” - said Minister Kodheli.

Minister Kodheli further added, the Albanian Armed Forces, as the predecessor and successor of the best values of the National Liberation Army, have given and are contributing seriously to peace and stability in different countries of the world, alongside allied forces of NATO. The Albanian Government program aims to modernize the Armed Forces, to ensure best operational capacity to fulfil their mission for national security and sovereignty, but also as a factor of peace and stability in the region and beyond.

At the end of her speech, Defence Minister Kodheli underlined that the opening of the pavilion is not simply the evidence of one of the most brilliant periods of our national history, but firstly, it is an assessment of sacrifices and shed blood of the best sons and daughters of our people for Albania’s freedom and prosperity. Therefore it is a patriotic obligation the knowledge and respect of our people’s sacrifices, of its history from the Armed Forces personnel and from the younger generation.

The ceremony organized in this occasion was attended by the Chef of General Staff of Armed Forces, Major General Jeronim Bazo, generals and senior militaries of the Ministry of Defence, General Staff and Armed Forces etc.

Full speech of Minister Kodheli