Wildfires situation in Albania

According to data issued from the National Operational Center for Civil Emergencies, 15 fires have been reported in the last 24 hours.

After an uninterrupted work of the operational forces, it became possible to completely isolate the wildfires in:

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Graduation day for 54 new officers of the AAF, minister Peleshi: Dignified financial treatment

29 women and 25 men will become part of the Albanian Armed Forces ranked as Second Lieutenant. They graduated after completing the 1-year Officer Training Course. In the ceremony held on this occasion, Defense Minister Niko Peleshi emphasized the fact that the time we are living has placed the figure of the military more at the center of public opinion than ever before. Minister said that the sacrifice that this profession requires is already rewarded with a better financial treatment from the beginning of the career.

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Defense Minister met the representatives of the "Lockheed Martin" and "Airbus Helicopters" companies

Defense Minister Niko Peleshi met during the official visit to Great Britain the vice president of the American Company "Lockheed Martin" for Europe, Mr. Jonathan Hoyle.

The parties discussed the current and future projects that the AAF has with the prestigious defense technology firm "Lockheed Martin", in particular for the operationalization of the Integrated Airspace Surveillance System of the Republic of Albania, as well as the maintenance of the Integrated Maritime Space Observation of the country.

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Press statement of the Deputy Minister of Defense Dallandyshe Bici

According to the latest data from the National Operational Center of Civil Emergencies, during the last 24 hours, 20 wildfires were brought under control, 10 of which were more problematic. Two wildfires have been extinguished in the Vlora distrct, the one in the village of Qesarat and in the olive hills of Pusi i Mezinit in the Vlora district.
In the district of Durrës, the outbreak has been neutralized in "Makaresh", the area of Krasta, in the village of Bize, for which the fight had been going on for two days, in the old cemetery of Durrës as well as in the Bay of Lalzi, avoiding risks for residential areas.

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