The operation of Armed Forces in cleaning the Albanian coast concludes successfully

Concludes successfully the operation of Armed Forces “white T – shirts” in cleaning the Albanian coast. The last 15 days more than 2 thousand troops of AAF have made possible to do the cleaning of main roads axes and southern beaches from Vlora city to Butrint.

In this operation were engaged about 210 vehicles of the AAF, which have made possible the transportation of waste to certain places assigned for that purpose. Due to the work done by the Armed Forces, in total have been removed from roads and coastline around 500 cubic meters of wastes and 160 tons of inert. During all these days of operation the Armed Force has cleaned about 220 km of coastline.

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Riviera is released from the waste by Armed Forces

Albanian Armed Forces on go the operation "White T- Shirts", cleaning the Albanian Riviera during the summer touristic season. Only in the first days of this operation, the AAF have removed dozens of tons of waste from road axis of the most beautiful part of the Albanian coast.

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Albanian Naval Force rescues a German yacht

The P 03 vessel of the Albanian Coast Guard has rescued a luxury boat, which due to bad weather conditions was detached from the jetty in Himara. The German yacht "Capricorn", had no people on board and was sailing freely 1,5 miles’ travers to Himara.
The yacht was evacuated in Porto Palermo and around 03:00 o’ clock was surrendered to the owner of Austrian nationality, Josef Konrad Woller.

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Minister Kodheli at the Conference with Ambassadors

Defense Minister Mrs. Kodheli attended the second day of the Conference with Ambassadors of Albanian Republic which is taking place in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July  13 -15. 2016.

Minister Kodheli was invited to the panel “ The exposed Europe: meeting the requirements of our security architecture", which was also attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, Mr. Enver Hoxhaj, Minister of Energy and Industry Mr. Damian Gjiknuri, Germany's Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, Turkey and the member countries of EFTA (European Free Trade Association), Mr. Ernst Reichel and advisor to the Prime Minister of Security Affairs, Brigadier General (R) Sander Lleshi.

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