NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit Tirana on Sunday
- Published: Friday, 31 May 2019 14:48
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General will visit our country on Sunday, June 2nd, 2019.
Initially, Secretary Stoltenberg will be welcomed at the International Airport “Mother Teresa” by Defense Minister Olta Xhaçka and then they will meet with Prime Minister Edi Rama in the Council of Ministers.
NATO’s Military Intelligence Community meets in Tirana
- Published: Friday, 31 May 2019 13:42
On 22-23 May 2019, the NATO Military Intelligence Committee (MIC) held one of two annual meetings in Tirana, Albania, hosted by Defence Intelligence and Security Agency (DISA). The meeting was chaired by Colonel Bardhyl Nuredinaj, General Director of the DISA and co-chaired by Mr. Freytag von Loringhoven, NATO’s first Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Security, and the head of the Joint Intelligence and Security Division.
Special Forces from three countries participating in “Joni 19” Exercise
- Published: Thursday, 30 May 2019 15:35
The special forces from Albania, Bulgaria and North Macedonia, for about two weeks, were trained jointly at the Pashaliman Maritime Base.
Special effectives from the three countries were trained for water operations, by practicing various topics such as: group diving, underwater walking, and underwater diving under limited visibility conditions, attack from one floating vessel to another, and many other elements.
Petro Koçi: The support of Albanian Government to shaping a clear vision of CIMIC is increased
- Published: Tuesday, 28 May 2019 13:05
NATO’s Civil - Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Key Leaders Conference this year was held in Albania and was organized in the premises of the Ministry of Defense. Its purpose is to analyze how CIMIC supports the NATO strategy to combat the emerging threats.
During his speech, Deputy Defense Minister Petro Koçi said that Albania, as a NATO member, appreciates CIMIC as one of the main factors of the Defense Concept and the prevention of future NATO Conflicts
Major General Pedersen meets Deputy Defense Minister Petro Koçi: Appraisal for Albania's Contribution to Security in the Region
- Published: Tuesday, 28 May 2019 12:35
Deputy Minister of Defense Petro Koci welcomed in his office, Major General Pedersen, DCOS, Partnership Directorate at SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe), who is in Albania within the framework of the CIMIC’s Key Leaders’ Conference.
During this meeting Major General Pedersen expressed appreciation for the role Albania is playing in the security and peace in the region as well as for the engagement of the Albanian Armed Forces in NATO missions.
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