Press Release
- Published: Tuesday, 25 March 2014 15:17
The General Staff of the Armed Forces (GSAF) of the Republic of Albania, with regard to comments made by Rear Admiral Kristaq Gerveni to some media of the country, on the noncompliance of the administrative order of the Minister of Defence for the “Handover of assignment and return back to the country”, states that, the implementation of the order “is not debatable, but it is executable rapidly and precisely” according to the clause 5.2.2, article 2, section V of the Regulation on Life within Armed Forces, approved by order of Minister of Defence no. 1821, dated 09.11.2011.
The Minister of Defence, Mrs. Mimi Kodheli took part today at the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Policy, to discuss and approve the “Military and Financial Cooperation Agreement between the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania and Government of the Republic of Turkey” and the “Implementation Protocol of the financial aid between the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania and Government of the Republic of Turkey”. The agreement is proposed by the Turkish side as continuation of the annual aid Turkish State provides for the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Albania.
Minister of Defence, Mrs. Mimi Kodheli, accompanied by Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Jeronim Bazo was this morning at the Communications and Information Systems Agency (CISA) of the Armed Forces, where they were welcomed by the Commander of the agency, LTC Ulsi Rexha.
Minister Kodheli:The central archives of the Armed Forces cannot be a quiet oasis for the upcoming retirement. This archive should serve to the public information and increase understanding on Armed Forces work, it should stimulate debate about evolution, missions, politics, consultation and decision-making in our Armed Forces, as well as it should promote and facilitate scientific research.
At today’s Legal Issues Committee meeting, it was discussed and approved the “Military and Financial Cooperation Agreement between the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania and the Government of the Republic of Turkey”, and the “Protocol on the implementation of financial assistance between the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania and the Government of the Republic of Turkey”. This agreement is proposed by the Turkish side as continuation of the annual aid Turkish State provides for the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Albania. The Military and Financial Cooperation Agreement donates approximately 1,137,500 US dollars to the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania.
