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Military doctors perform medical checkups in the remote villages of Maliq

: Published: Saturday, 19 February 2022 12:14

Specialist physicians of the Military Medical Unit performed medical checkups for the inhabitants of the remote villages of Maliq.
Military doctors were in the village of Strelcë of the Gore administrative unit in the municipality of Maliq this weekend, where they performed medical visits mainly for the elderly residents of this village.

Albanian Navy engages in extinguishing the fire on the ferry line Brindisi- Igoumenitsa

: Published: Friday, 18 February 2022 12:13

Two ships of the Albanian Navy have joined the efforts to extinguish the fire on the ferry line, Brindisi- Igoumenitsa, which was engulfed in flames last night at sea. Initially the fire was outside our territorial waters, but now the operation is being carried out in our territorial waters, 5 miles away from Porto Palermo.

Peleshi in NATO ministerial: Albania unreservedly supports Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity

: Published: Thursday, 17 February 2022 11:59

On the second day of the Ministerial of Defense in Brussels, the ministers of NATO countries met with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Josep Borell, and the Defense Ministers of Sweden, Finland, Ukraine, and Georgia.

In this session, Minister Peleshi pointed out that Albania has consistently seen NATO-EU cooperation as a key driver in strengthening Security and Defense in Europe and beyond. This cooperation becomes even more vital as we try to prevent the current crisis in Ukraine, which could have implications for the entire European continent.

NATO Defense Ministerial, Peleshi: Albania is ready to increase its contribution to southeast borders of the Alliance

: Published: Wednesday, 16 February 2022 12:08

Defence Minister Niko Peleshi is participating in the two-day meeting of the Defense Ministers of the Alliance countries, which is taking place at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on 16-17 February 2022.
Although the current crisis caused by the deployment of large Russian military forces on the borders of Ukraine has the attention of audiences around the world and is a crucial point after the Cold War, the agenda of this meeting will discuss many other important issues such as: New Strategic Concept; Strengthening the Alliance's deterrence and protection; Defense Expenses; Fair sharing of burden between the Allies; NATO - EU Partnership; etc.

President Meta receives Defence Minister Niko Peleshi and Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces Major General Bajram Begaj

: Published: Friday, 11 February 2022 15:25

President of the Republic Ilir Meta met today with Defence Minister Niko Peleshi and the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Bajram Begaj.
In the meeting, they expressed concern with all our NATO partners about the threat of possible Russian aggression against Ukraine, which would be a flagrant violation of international law.