The President of the Republic of Albania and also the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mr. Ilir Meta has signed today the decree for the high rank "Brigadier General" to Colonel Bardhyl Myrteza Kollçaku, actually General Director of the "Defence Intelligence and Security Agency" in the Ministry of Defense.
The Defence Minister, Ms. Mimi Kodheli hosted today in special meetings the Military Attaché of Greece, Italy, Romania and the Czech Republic.
Initially, Minister Kodheli hosted in a courtesy meeting the newly accredited Greek Military Attaché Colonel Christos Bakirtzis, and Colonel Sotirios Polyzos the departing one.
The Engineering Unit of the Armed Forces started the building a bailey bridge in the village of Hllomo, the Pogradec Administrative Unit in the Municipality of Dropull.
The construction of this bridge, an early request of residents and local government will serve the villages of Hllomo, Çatistër, Poliçan and Mavrojer.
The bridge that is being built on the Sukas River is expected to significantly alleviate the residents' movement, as it shortens the distance to some health centers and some schools. The bridge will also facilitate the movement of Christian believers who attend the perennial churches in that area
Yesterday the Naval Force and the personnel of the Gjirokastra Regional Support Battalion, at the request of the Saranda Municipality, were engaged in an anti-pollution operation in one of Ksamil's beaches.
As a consequence of a sewage network defect, a part of the beach was contaminated causing great concern to many residents and many vacationers.Immediately after receiving notification, the effectives of Gjirokastra Regional Support Battalion and the stand-by ships "Vjosa" from Saranda and "Shkumbini" from Porto Palermo, set off to Ksamil.
Today Minister of Defense, Mrs. Mimi Kodheli received Minister of Defense of the Republic of Macedonia, Ms. Radmila Shekerinska-Jankovska, at a meeting on her first official visit abroad.
At the meeting with her Macedonian counterpart, Defense Minister Mrs.Mimi Kodheli emphasized that bilateral relations between neighboring countries are of a satisfactory level, but there is always place for improvement, especially in the field of security and defense.
