Defense Minister Niko Peleshi receives his Latvian counterpart: All NATO countries should assume responsibility for events in Afghanistan

Published: Tuesday, 07 September 2021 14:27

Albania remains a worthy ally of NATO and of strategic partners. This will was expressed by Defense Minister Niko Peleshi, during the conversation with the Defense Minister of the Republic of Latvia Artis Pabriks, who is in Tirana on an official visit.

Defense Minister Peleshi stressed the fact that Albania immediately responded to the NATO call and has contributed with troops in the framework of NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP), on its eastern border since 2017, while the Albanian EOD contingent remains engaged side by side with Alliance forces as part of the Canadian-led multinational battalion. He mentioned the tragic incident that occurred in Camp Ādaži, where two of our military members, Major Klodian Tanushi and Sergeant Zarife Hasanaj, lost their lives, an event that further strengthened the connection between the two countries.

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Prime Minister Rama and Defence Minister Peleshi appraise the work done to manage the fires

Published: Wednesday, 01 September 2021 10:20

From Farka Air Base, Prime Minister Edi Rama and Defence Minister Niko Peleshi expressed their gratitude to all members of the Armed Forces, fire brigade, police and municipal forces, also volunteers, forest service forces and those for protected areas, who were engaged in extinguishing fires throughout the country, during August.

Prime Minister Rama thanked US and EU partners, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic for contributing to the normalization of the situation through the Civil Protection Mechanism, in the activity, attended by the ChoD Major General Assoc. Prof. Bajram Begaj, National Civil Protection Agency Director Haki Çako; European Union Ambassador Luigi Soreca and US Deputy Ambassador Demian Smith, 

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Albania officially concludes the chairmanship of the SEDM Secretariat after a successful leadership

Published: Monday, 30 August 2021 12:11

Albania has officially completed its chairmanship of the Secretariat of the South-Eastern Europe Defense Ministerial Initiative (SEDM), after a successful period of time, from 2019 to 2021.
On August 26, 2021, the members of the SEDM Secretariat took part in the handover ceremony of the SEDM Secretariat and passing it to Bulgaria, in Kumanovo city, Northern Macedonia, where the SEEBRIG brigade is deployed.

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Wildfire-fighting mission in Albania is successfully concluded; Minister Peleshi thanked the EU, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic for their support

Published: Friday, 27 August 2021 13:05

At the end of the fire fighting operations in Albania, Defence Minister Niko Peleshi thanked the Netherlands for the assistance provided to our country in this difficult situation.
The support of the Netherlands Kingdom and the Czech Republic through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism has resulted to be essential in coping with the fire situation in our country during August.
In the event organized in the military area of the International Airport "Mother Teresa", Defence Minister Niko Peleshi thanked the EU Ambassador, Luigi Soreca, as well as the entire Dutch team for the assistance provided and for successfully accomplishing these operations.

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Kosovo Defence Minister visits Tirana, Peleshi: Mutual investments in the field of Defence

Published: Thursday, 26 August 2021 21:11

Albania and Kosovo will significantly strengthen the cooperation in the field of Defense and Security. The news was given by the ministers of the two countries during the official visit in Tirana of the Defence Minister of Kosovo Armend Mehaj, where was received with honor by his counterpart Niko Peleshi.

First, Minister Peleshi thanked Minister Mehaj for the assistance given by the troops of the Kosovo Security Force in extinguishing fires this month in Kukes region and later on he made public the ambitions of the two countries to significantly increase the cooperation among their forces.

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