Official visit of minister Kodheli to Croatia
- Published: Thursday, 14 April 2016 17:04
Minister Kodheli is having a two - day visit in Croatia, invited by her counterpart Mr. Josip Buljević.
In the meetings that Minister Kodheli held with Speaker of Parliament Mr. Željko Reiner, first Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Tomislav Karamarko, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Mr. Miro Kovač and Defence Minister of Croatia Mr. Josip Buljević, they confirmed the excellent bilateral relations and partnership between Albania and Croatia.
UK Secretary of State for Defence, Mr. Michael Fallon, via a letter sent to Defence Minister, Mrs. Kodheli has confirmed the opening of the Office of the British Defence Attaché in Tirana. UK Defence Attaché Office is expected to be established during the first half of the following year, and will also cover Montenegro which is expected to join NATO in a short time.
Today has been held the 35th meeting of Multilateral Advisory Group (MAG) of the Center for Security and Cooperation RACVIAC.
Minister Kodheli has proposed to the President of the Republic of Albanian to award Captain Floran Delia and Lieutenant Donald Hoxha with the “Golden Eagle Decorate” (after death), under the motivation: “For activity or acts of bravery during peacetime.” The proposal of the minister comes as a result of the decision taken by the Central Status Commission “Martyr of the Nation” no. 705, date 06.04.2016 to declare them “Martyr of the Nation”. 
Today the Minister of Defence, Mrs. Mimi Kodheli had a meeting with the Ambassador of France in Tirana, Mr. Bernard Fitoussi. The focus of this meeting was in the tragic incident in which Captain Floran Deliaj and Lieutenant Donald Hoxha fall in the line of duty meanwhile Private Second Class Soldier Gerald Baramuça was injured.
