USA, Defense Minister Olta Xhaçka launches formal meetings in the Senate and Congress

Published: Tuesday, 17 April 2018 12:30

Invited by US Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Defence Minister Olta Xhaçka has launched an official visit to the United States, where she is holding a series of important meetings in the US Senate and in US Congress.

At Capitol Hill, Minister Xhaçka was received at a special meeting by Senator Tom Cotton and Congressmen Matt Gaetz and Jim McGovern. In these meetings, Minister Xhaçka praised United States significant support for judicial reform, and she also discussed on the strategic partnership between USA and Albania. "American support is very important for the European agenda of Albania" , - she said.



In her visit to the United States, the Defence Minister met with representatives of the US Company Lockheed Martin, the world's elite company on the field of military industry. Currently “Lockheed Martin” is working on the Integrated Surveillance System for Albanian Airspace (ISSAA). The contract for the purchase of ISSAA was approved in November 2017.

Minister Xhaçka said that the Integrated Airspace Surveillance System is important, not only for the national security of Albania, but for the entire NATO Alliance. "We are interested in the presence of further investments of the US military industry in Albania. The Integrated Air Surveillance System is important not only for Albania's national security, but for the entire NATO alliance", - stressed Xhaçka.



Defence Minister Olta Xhaçka will be received in a special meeting by US Secretary of Defense James Mattis.