Workshop on “Intelligence and Democracy”

Published: Monday, 28 April 2014 12:14

It started today, at the Ministry of Defence, the workshop with topic “Intelligence and Democracy”. At the opening ceremony of the workshop attended the Minister of Defence, Mrs. Mimi Kodheli, the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Jeronim Bazo, the Ambassador of the United States in Tirana, Mr. Alexander Arvizu, members of the Parliament of Albania, the Director of the Albanian Intelligence Service, Mr. Visho Ajazi Lika, as well as representatives of Defence Intelligence Service.

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Press Release

Published: Friday, 25 April 2014 14:11

The Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence support any earlier declaration issued by their officials. There is no evidence that supports hypothesis recently stated during these last weeks to the public.
The Air Forces possesses documents issued by specialized structures of the Alliance that monitor the airspace of the Republic of Albania, which confirm that, there were no renegade planes in our air space at the time and date cited by the media.

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63rd anniversary of the Air Force

Published: Thursday, 24 April 2014 15:40

At the Farka Air Base, it was held today a festive ceremony, on the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of the Albanian Combat Aviation establishment (Air Force today). In the event attended Deputy Minister of Defence, Mr. Dritan Hila, the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Jeronim Bazo, Forces’ commanders, defence attachés accredited to our country, directors of departments in the Ministry of Defence and General Staff, veterans, families of martyrs of Aviation, Air Force militaries, as well as other guests.

The opening speech was held by Air Force Commander, Brigadier General Frederik Beltoja.

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Minister Kodheli inspects the former destruction area of munitions in Hajmel, Vau i Dejës

Published: Monday, 21 April 2014 16:15

Defence Minister Mrs. Mimi Kodheli, accompanied by the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Jeronim bazo, inspected the former destruction area of munitions in Hajmel, Vau i Dejës, which is undergoing a process of control and cleansing by the personnel and means of the Armed Forces.

Defence Minister Kodheli was briefed about the work the Armed Forces personnel is carrying out for cleansing this former shooting range, and emphasized that, the demilitarization process of hotspots continues across the country. This process is very important to the lives of our citizens. The Armed Forces are in charge of this very important activity for the community, added Minister Kodheli.

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