Promotion of 24 Albanian militaries at the New Jersey National Guard

It was held in New Jersey the promotion ceremony of 24 Albanian militaries who studied in the pilot program at Officer Candidates School (OCS) of the New Jersey National Guard.
At the ceremony attended the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Jeronim Bazo, who is on an official visit to the United States of America. This visit is part of the successful military cooperation of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Albania with the New Jersey National Guard, as a U.S. partner state of Albania. During the visit, General Bazo held meetings with leaders of the New Jersey National Guard and visited some military bases this Guard.

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Minister Kodheli hosts Iftar for peacekeepers’ families

The Minister of Defence, Mrs. Mimi Kodheli, with the approach of the closing of the glorious month of Ramadan, hosted today Iftar for the families of the militaries in peacekeeping contingents serving in the framework of NATO Alliance in Afghanistan.
At the dinner were invited members of the families, children and wives of the military personnel in peacekeeping missions.

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Minister Kodheli, message of condolence for the victims of the “Malaysia Airlines” plane

Defence Minister Mrs. Mimi Kodheli expresses condolences to all the families who lost their loved ones in the crash of “Malaysia Airlines” plane. Mrs. Kodheli has sent a letter of condolence to her counterparts of NATO countries, who had victims in the “Malaysian Airlines” plane. In this letter Mrs. Kodheli writes: “I was deeply saddened for the disastrous crash of “Malaysian Airlines” plane on July 17, 2014.

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Cooperation Protocols signed between the Ministry of Defence of Albania and the Ministry of KSF

Two protocols have been signed between the Ministry of Defence of Albania and the Ministry for Security Force of the Republic of Kosovo: the Protocol on Cooperation and Assistance in the field of regional and Euro-Atlantic integration, and the Protocol on Cooperation in the field of Education and Military Training. From the Albanian side, the protocol was signed by the Deputy Minister of Defence, Mr. Dritan Hila, while from the Kosovo side, it was signed by Deputy Minister for the Security Force, Mr. Muhamet Latifi.

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