Minister Peleshi visits the Air Base in Kuçova: Work on the ground starts this autumn
- Published: Tuesday, 02 February 2021 11:35
During a visit in Kuçova’s Air Base, Minister Peleshi announced that the works for the reconstruction of the base would start in October. The Minister was accompanied by Chief of General Staff Major General Bajram Begaj and the XO of the Air Force Colonel Ylli Pulaj.
Minister Peleshi took a closer look to the area where the reconstruction will take place, transforming Kuçova’s Air Base in the only NATO deployable tactical base in the region.
Flooding in Shkodër, Armed Forces aid the local population
- Published: Monday, 01 February 2021 15:53
With the intensification of the rain and the increase of the water level in nën-Shkodra area, the Armed Forces have increased their efforts in aiding the local population using sailing vehicles from the Regional Support Battalion and high vehicles from the 1st Infantry Battalion.
The AAF personnel assisted in the transportation of the local population regarding their daily routine, and evacuation or transportation of people with health problems. Such was the case of a 5-year-old girl who needed medical aid. The troops of the Regional Support Battalion helped with the transportation from Obot village to the main road, where an autoambulance was waiting.
Minister Peleshi in Dajç: Residents of Shkodra need actions; it is not politics that stops the water
- Published: Thursday, 28 January 2021 16:25
Defence Minister Niko Peleshi visited this Thursday the Dajç area, in Shkodra, where due to numerous inflows there was an unusual breach of the embankment, which endangered the flooding of the dwellings nearby.
After getting acquainted closely with the situation, the Defence Minister said that...
Minister Peleshi visits the flooded areas in Durrës: The Armed Forces are on the ground, but we must learn from these experiences
- Published: Wednesday, 27 January 2021 15:11
Defence Minister Niko Peleshi, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Milva Ekonomi, and the Mayor of Durrës, Emiriana Sako, were in Durrës to closely monitor the situation.
The Defence Minister noted the improvement of the situation and ensured the readiness of the Armed Forces.
Press release of the Ministry of Defence
- Published: Wednesday, 20 January 2021 10:54
The Ministry of Defence and the General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces announce that yesterday, at 22:40 local time in Afghanistan, a serviceman with initials XH.J. lost his life.
The authorities at the Ministry of Defence and General Staff of the Armed Forces are cooperating with the Operation Command to have a full investigation of the circumstances in which the event took place.
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