Deputy Minister Bici participates in UN Peacekeeping Ministerial

On December 7-8, 2021, the Fourth Peacekeeping Ministerial for United Nations was held in Seoul, which is received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Defense of South Korea to discuss the peacekeeping of the United Nations.
The ministerial was conducted in two ways, in-person and video conference, as a result of the pandemic situation caused by COVID-19.
A wide range of speakers, including Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Ministers of Defense, current and former peacekeepers, as well as special guests treated some key peacekeeping challenges during the meeting.

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The risk of cyber attacks, Peleshi: Government will subsidize studies in this field, bonuses for cyber security specialists

Cyber security is becoming more and more a field which requires specialized personel, so the Defence Minister Niko Peleshi, as the head of the institution greeted the participants in the innovative activity "Cyber Camp Albania ", where he invited young generation orient their careers towards this field.
Minister Peleshi pointed out the dangers threatening state and non-state institutions by cyber attacks, not only in Albania, but also in the US, where every 39 seconds a cyber attack is registered. There are also examples of interference in electoral processes, or in the critical states infrastructures.

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109 - Anniversary of Albanian Armed Forces, Peleshi: Gratitude to all service members who created and contributed to a modern military force

Defence Minister Niko Peleshi congratulated all service members who serve in the Armed Forces in the celebration of the 109th Anniversary of Armed Forces. Through a video showing the history of the Armed Forces since its establishment until nowadays as part of NATO Alliance, the minister expresses his gratitude to all the military members who have contributed.

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Minister Peleshi visits VTCS in Bunavi: New campus for the Armed Forces Academy, ready to welcome ‘’Defender 2023’’ exercise

Defence Minister Niko Peleshi visited the premises of the Vocational Training Center for Soldiers (VCTS) in Bunavi, where he talked to first year students and attended several training hours.

During his speech, Minister Peleshi told the new recruits about the ambitions of the government and the Ministry of Defense for the modernization of the Armed Forces that has first started from the Academy of the Armed Forces.

Mr. Peleshi announced that discussions have already begun with one of top institutions of education such as the West Point Military Academy in the US, from which models, standards and achievements will be adopted also at the FA Academy.

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