Defence Minister Kodheli held meeting with Minister of Defence of Lithuania, Mr. Jouzas Olekas

Published: Friday, 04 April 2014 14:00

Defence Minister Mrs. Mimi Kodheli, who is in an official visit to Lithuania on the occasion of the conference “NATO Open Door: Ten Years after the ‘Big Bang’”, taking place in Vilnius, held this morning meeting with the Minister of National Defence of Lithuania, Mr. Jouzas Olekas.

Both counterparts discussed about the further deepening and intensification of cooperation between our two countries. This cooperation is most needed in the present situation.

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Defence Minister Kodheli at the Vilnius Conference 2014

Published: Thursday, 03 April 2014 18:36

Defence Minister Mrs. Mimi Kodheli is on an official visit to Lithuania on the occasion of the conference “NATO Open Door: Ten Years after the ‘Big Bang’”, which is being held in Vilnius, Lithuania on April 3-4.
The conference is attended by the Defence and Foreign Ministers of: Belgium, Georgia, Slovenia, Baltic countries, U.S-Adriatic Charter (A-5) member and observer countries.

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Certification of Guak and Mbreshtan depots, in Berat and Skrapar

Published: Wednesday, 02 April 2014 17:42

The Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence, Mr. Arian Kraja participated this morning at the certification of the group of depots in Guak, Skrapar and Mbreshtan, Berat. After the cleanup process, these facilities were delivered to local government. The cleanup operation of these depots was made possible by the personnel of the Logistic Brigade, of the Berat region.
This activity was attended by Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Viktor Berdo and representatives of CUBIC office.

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Defence Minister Kodheli met Jonathan Moore

Published: Tuesday, 01 April 2014 17:16

The Minister of Defence, Mrs. Mimi Kodheli met today Mr. Jonathan Moore, Director of Central and South Europe Affairs Office at the U.S. State Department. Mr. Moore was accompanied by U.S. Ambassador in Tirana, Mr. Alexander Arvizu. Defence Minister Kodheli thanked Mr. Jonathan Moore for the visit and expressed to him deep gratitude for the contribution United States has provided to assist Albanians and Albania, especially in the integration process of the country into the Euro-Atlantic structures. Mrs. Kodheli informed Mr. Moore about the reform in the Armed Forces, highlighting her will and of the majority to give back to the Albanian Army its deserved dignity.

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Albania, 5 years in NATO

Published: Monday, 31 March 2014 14:17

In the main square of the Ministry of Defence took place today a special ceremony on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of Albania’s accession to NATO. In this jubilee attended the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, Mr. Edi Rama, Minister of Defence, Mrs. Mimi Kodheli, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ditmir Bushati, Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Jeronim Bazo, former defence ministers, MPs of the Albanian Parliament, generals, directors and other senior officers of the Ministry of Defence, General Staff and Armed Forces. The ceremony was also attended by ambassadors and defence attachés of NATO countries and partner countries, as well as many other guests.

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