The last cartridges have been demolished in Mjekës, Xhaçka invites foreigners to invest in our military industry
- Published: Friday, 10 November 2017 10:59
At the Explosive Materials Plant in Mjekës (Elbasan) has just finished the process of demolition of the last excess ammunitions of the Armed Forces, but the work of this plant has just begun, as its production line is soon to be restored.
Defense Minister Olta Xhaçka was in Mjekës, where she symbolically destroyed the last cartridges and announced a very important investment in this plant.
On the first day of the Defence Ministerial, held at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Defence Minister Olta Xhaçka met UK Defence Secretary, Gavin Willliamson, who has recently been appointed to this position. At the bilateral meeting with Xhaçka, Williamson appreciated the development of Albanian - UK bilateral relations and cooperation between the countries.
Modernization of the Armed Forces, participation of the Republic of Albania in international missions and exercises inside and outside the country were some of the main points of the Defense Draft Budget for 2018, which was presented today by Minister Olta Xhaçka in the National Security Committee.
The increase in the Defence budget and the new phase in Albania - US relations were the key messages of the Minister of Defense, Olta Xhaçka and the US Ambassador Mr. Donald Lu, during the handing over ceremony of 12 armored vehicles from the US Government to the Albanian Armed Forces. In his address, Ambassador Lu personally appreciated Minister Xhaçka for her work in the Ministry of Defense, and for that, he offered the support of the US government also, and announced to the Defense Minister the invitation to visit Pentagon.
A few miles from the town of Librazhd, more than 700 residents of the Spatharë village were again making preparations for the isolation caused by the cold winter. However the 30-meter long bridge constructed these days by the Armed Forces has solved one of the main problems of the village. Defense Minister Olta Xhaçka during the meeting with village residents stated that it is time for every municipality to do a detailed and complete inspection of all the remote areas where the winter months are really tough.
