It was signed the military health cooperation agreement between Albania - Italy
- Published: Thursday, 21 November 2019 13:16
Albania and Italy launched a new cooperation in the field of military health, after the ones had in modernization, international missions, and exercises. Under personal attention of the Defense Minister Olta Xhaçka and her Italian counterpart, Lorenzo Guerini, in the framework of bilateral cooperation between the two ministries, the Trauma University Hospital (Military Medical Unit) and Celio Military Hospital in Rome, signed a cooperation agreement which will improve medical procedures for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of servicemen at home as well as in international operations abroad.
The 2020 Defence draft Budget is approved in principle
- Published: Monday, 18 November 2019 19:25
The Parliamentary Committee on National Security. approved in principle the Defence Draft - Budget for 2020.
The Draft - Budget was introduced by Defence Deputy Minister of Petro Koçi, accompanied by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Brigadier General Bardhyl Kollçaku and directors at the Ministry of Defense and General Staff.
The Draft - Budget presented by Deputy Minister Koçi shows an increase from 1.26% of GDP in 2019 to 1.33% in 2020.
3rd Company "Puma" Award Ceremony at Camp Arena Base, Herat, Afghanistan
- Published: Friday, 15 November 2019 11:48
On 13/11/2019 at Camp Arena Base, Herat, Afghanistan, was held the 3rd Company "Puma" Award Ceremony, unit of the 2nd Infantry Battalion (2ndIB).
The company represents the 6th RSM Contingent that the Albanian Armed Forces have sent to Afghanistan.
The ceremony was attended by Base Commander, Brigadier General Giovanni Parmigani, who awarded the NATO medal to the members of the 6th RSM Contingent. In his greeting speech, he assessed the work done by the Albanian contingent and expresses the privilege of working with Albanian troops, the ones that have shown discipline and professionalism in the performance of all assigned tasks.
Land Force Training Center reconstructed, Xhaçka: An important step in increasing professionalism of AAF
- Published: Thursday, 07 November 2019 16:50
Officers and NCOs will now be trained in more comfortable and convenient conditions in the newly constructed premises of the Training Center of this force. Besides the improved infrastructure, the Training Center has also undergone certain changes in structure and curricula, adopting the new NATO concepts.
At the completion of the center reconstruction, the Defense Minister Olta Xhaçka considered increasing the level and quality of Land Force personnel as important.
Albania, part of the International Maritime Security Coalition, USA: We welcome your participation
- Published: Friday, 01 November 2019 15:53
Our country is the seventh to join this important multinational effort, to ensure freedom of navigation and free flow of trade through the major naval routes in the Middle East.
Albania is joining the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to contribute to International Maritime Security Coalition (IMSC).
"Central Command of the United States welcomes the Albanian’s participation in the International Maritime Security Coalition (IMSC)," as the US Embassy writes in a statement on social networks.
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