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Minister Xhaçka visits USS Aircraft Carrier “Abraham Lincoln”

: Published: Thursday, 02 May 2019 19:29

It has been days that USS Aircraft Carrier “Abraham Lincoln” is conducting naval exercises in the waters of the Adriatic Sea.

Special guests were the President of the Republic, at the same time Commander in chief of the Albanian Armed Forces Ilir Meta, Defence Minister Olta Xhaçka, and representatives of General Staff of the AAF.

Tirana welcomed the 24th Balkan Military Medicine Congress

: Published: Wednesday, 01 May 2019 15:04

Two hundred and fifty participants from six member of Balkan Countries have gathered in Tirana for the 24th Congress of Balkan Military Medicine (BMMC), the largest ever organized event in the field of Military Medicine in our country.

The subject of this congress, attended by military doctors from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Serbia and Turkey, is “The new challenges of Military Medicine”.

Albania takes over the leadership of the Adriatic Charter, in Tirana takes place the first political level meeting

: Published: Wednesday, 24 April 2019 15:56

As the country that chairs the US - Adriatic Charter (A-5) Initiative for 2019, in Tirana was held the Joint Political Directors Meeting of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Ministries of Defense of the US-Adriatic Charter Initiative (A-5).

This was the first political meeting organized in the framework of this Initiative, while other meetings in defense and military perspectives were organized earlier in 2019 in our country.

This meeting was co-chaired by Ms. Inid Milo, Director of NATO and Security Policies at the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and Mr. Gjergji Methoxha, Director of NATO and EU Policies in the Ministry of Defense.

The ALS Butrinti on mission in the Aegean Sea rescues 50 migrants

: Published: Wednesday, 24 April 2019 10:56

Albanian patrol vessel (ALS) Butrinti, on mission in the Aegean Sea, in patrolling its area of operation, rescued yesterday a boat with 50 migrants crossing from Çeşme to the island of Chios, Greece.

Immediately the boat was escorted and the Turkish, Greek, and Frontex Coast Guard vessels were notified on the situation.

The migrants were taken from the Turkish Coast Guard, which then continued sailing back to Çeşme Port.

Black Hawk Helicopters for the Air Force, Minister Xhaçka finalizes the agreement with US government

: Published: Saturday, 20 April 2019 15:45

The Albanian Air Force will be further modernized thanks to the support of the US Department of Defence.
During the stay in the United States, Defence Minister Olta Xhaçka visited the New Jersey National Guard at Joint Base McGuire – Dix - Lakehurst, where she was welcomed by its commander, Brigadier General Jemal J. Beale.