Armed Forces personnel donate blood
- Published: Monday, 16 June 2014 15:58
On the occasion of the World Blood Donor Day and under the motto, “Donate blood. Save life!”, the military personnel of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and NCOs Academy donated today blood at the TRADOC’s Medical Centre. Among the military and civilian employees of the Armed Forces, who voluntarily donated blood, was the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Jeronim Bazo and directors of directorates in the General Staff. This human and civic action reconfirms our Armed Forces support to civil society and their permanent readiness to be always close to people in need.
Speech of Defence Minister Kodheli in the Parliament on the bill for military career in the Armed Forces
- Published: Thursday, 12 June 2014 16:52
The current legal framework derived from the Law no. 9171, is outrun. Many of you in this hall have voted this law 11 years ago and I just wanted to remind you that the merit of this law was the radical change in the ranks structure. Now, the hierarchical pyramid is back to normality, and it is based on a very clear system of career advancement. Thus, the current law mission has been the establishment of the career system based on professional criteria and correction of ranks structure.
Defence Minister Mimi Kodheli official visit to Georgia
- Published: Wednesday, 11 June 2014 16:45
The Minister of Defence, Mrs. Mimi Kodheli is on an official visit to Georgia. She was welcomed in a special meeting by the Defence Minister of Georgia, Mr. Irakli Alasania. During the meeting, both counterparts discussed important issues of bilateral cooperation and commitments under international and NATO initiatives.
Minister Kodheli meets U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence, Evelyn N. Farkas
- Published: Tuesday, 03 June 2014 19:31
The Minister of Defence, Mrs. Mimi Kodheli is in Brussels participating at the NATO Defence Minister meeting.
During the day, Mrs. Kodheli had a meeting with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, Ms. Evelyn N. Farkas. During the meeting, Mrs. Kodheli informed Ms. Farkas about current reform in Defence and in the Armed Forces, such as the latest proposals for the legal framework improvement. Regarding this topic, Minister Kodheli focused on the Ministry of Defence commitment in the fight against corruption and Armed Forces restructuring.
Military Police tests capacities in “Cooperation for security” exercise
- Published: Monday, 02 June 2014 14:55
For several days, at the Biza training area, the personnel of the operational company of the Military Police and NATO Response Force (NRF) platoon conducted the exercise “Cooperation for security”. The exercise aimed to increase the Military Police capacity for peace support operations, collective defence and disasters relief within the country. Through this exercise, the participating troops tested the operational capabilities of the staffs at the tactical level, as well as knowledge on planning and conduction of operations.
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