Ministers Kodheli and Bushati with students on Albania’s 8th Anniversary of NATO Membership

Published: Tuesday, 04 April 2017 14:36

The Defence Minister Mrs. Mimi Kodheli and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Ditmir Bushati held an open dialogue with the students of the Faculty of Social Science of the University of Tirana on the occasion of the 8th Anniversary of Albania’s Membership in NATO. Both ministers emphasized the importance that this membership has for our country, but also the obligations arising from it.

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Armed Forces improve the infrastructure in the Mat village

Published: Monday, 03 April 2017 16:12

Armed Forces have completed the work for the improvement of the infrastructure in some villages of the Administrative Unit of Komsi in Mat Municipality.

In Muzhakë village, the Armed Forces dug a drainage channel in order to avoid the annual flooding in a part of the village and agricultural land surrounding it. The channel, long 1,3 km, was clogged for almost 40 years was an early request of the inhabitants of this village and the Prefecture of Dibra.

At the completion of works there, was also present the Minister of Defence Mrs. Mimi Kodheli, that praised the work of the Armed Forces and the importance of the unclogging of this channel has for it residents.

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New soldiers of the Armed Forces take the oath

Published: Saturday, 01 April 2017 15:02

The oath ceremony of the recruits, who just finished the Course of Individual Training, took place in the premises of the Troop School in Bunavi. At the same time, the soldiers who finished the Course of the Advanced Individual Training were certified. Minister of Defense Mrs. Kodheli, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Brigadier General Dede Prenga, Training and Doctrines Command Commander, Brigadier General Manushaqe Shehu , force commanders, directors, and family members and relatives of recruits were present at the ceremony.

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Press Release

Published: Friday, 31 March 2017 16:08

Ministry of Defence (through “MEICO”) starting from 2013 has adopted the position that all its activity relative to the export of arm and munition stockpiles inherited from the end of the cold war, is to be effectuated only with “end user” states that are NATO Member States.

This activity is conform with the international legislation, the obligations that Albania has as a NATO member state, as well as various commitments, agreements and treaties ratified by our country.

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