Starting work for NATO Air Base in Kuçova, Rama and Peleshi: Albania, added value for the Alliance

The implementation of the project for the modernization of the Kuçova Air Base and its transformation into a NATO Tactical Air Base has began. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Edi Rama, Defence Minister Niko Peleshi, Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Bajram Begaj, US Ambassador Yuri Kim, ambassadors of other countries accredited in Tirana.

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Minister Peleshi at NATO Command in Naples: Albania increases troops to KFOR

In the framework of an official visit to the Republic of Italy, Defence Minister Niko Peleshi paid a visit to the Joint Force Command in Naples (JFCNP), where he was received by its commander, Admiral Robert Burke.
After welcoming him, Admiral Burke acquainted Minister Peleshi with some of the tasks of the command he leads and focused on the role and responsibilities that this command has in the Western Balkans region. He highly praised the contribution of the Albanian Armed Forces in NATO-led missions and operations and stressed the constructive role that our country plays in the stability and regional cooperation of the Western Balkan countries.

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31 million Euros for strengthening the Civil Protection System, visit of Minister Peleshi at the Department of Civil Protection in Italy

Strengthening the Civil Protection system is one of the priorities, on which the Ministry of Defense has been working for months. This was one of the issues that received attention in the meetings that the Defence Minister held during his visit in Italy. Mr. Peleshi was received in separate meetings by the Chief of the Department of Civil Protection Mr. Fabrizio Curcio and by the Commander of the Joint Operational Command, General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo.

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Peleshi pays official visit to Rome: Albania, key mission in maintaining Euro-Atlantic strategic orientation in the region

Albania holds a key mission not only in maintaining peace and security but also in the Euro-Atlantic strategic orientation in the region. This was confirmed by the Minister of Defense Niko Peleshi during his official visit to Rome, where he met with his counterpart, Mr. Lorenzo Guerini.
At the center of the discussions between the two Defence Ministers was the cooperation between the two countries in this field, whose cooperation has been very intense over the years.

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Brigadier General Bilbil Bitri’s promotion ceremony

The promotion of ceremony Brigadier General Bitri took place in the Ministry of Defense in the presence of the Defence Minister Niko Peleshi, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Assoc. Prof. Bajram Begaj, the commanders of the forces and support forces, colleagues and family members of Brigadier General Bitri.

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