Minister Kodheli at the Comprehensive Regional Ministerial in Budva, Montenegro

The Comprehensive Regional Ministerial is being held in Budva, Montenegro. In the framework of this Ministerial, today, it is being held the Adriatic Charter meeting, U.S. - A5. The main topics being discussed are the recent developments in Security and Defence.

The Minister of Defence of the Republic of Albania, Mrs. Mimi Kodheli chairs this meeting, since our country holds the A5 presidency.

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U.S. Secretary of Defence, Mr. Chuck Hagel, thank you letter to Minister Kodheli

The Secretary of Defence of the Unites States of America, Mr. Chuck Hagel has sent a thank you letter to the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Albania, Mrs. Mimi Kodheli, for the help Albania has provided in support of the efforts of the coalition in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

In his message, Secretary Hagel stresses that, “Albania’s generous donation in support of the Government of Iraq and specifically the Peshmerga has been instrumental in mitigating the ongoing crisis.

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Friendly match between the representatives of the AAF and KSF

In the framework of the bilateral cooperation between the Armed Forces of the Republic of Albania and the Security Force of the Republic of Kosovo, at the national stadium “Qemal Stafa” took place this afternoon a friendly match between the football team of the Albanian Armed Forces (AAF) and of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF).

In this sportive activity attended Defence Minister Mrs. Mimi Kodheli, Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Jeronim Bazo, KSF Commander, Lieutenant General Kadri Kastrati and a large number of military and civilian employees of the Armed Forces, representatives of KSF, as well as plenty of sports fans of the Capital.

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Presentation of the new Director of the Intelligence and Defence Security Agency

Today, it was presented the new Director of the Intelligence and Defence Security Agency (IDSA). At the ceremony organized on this occasion attended Defence Minister Mrs. Mimi Kodheli, Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Jeronim Bazo, as well as other senior officials of the Ministry of Defence and General Staff of the Armed Forces.

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Press Release

A Boeing commercial aircraft, which was flying from one European capital toward the African continent, lost contact for a few moments with the air control centers. According to the international agreements, in which Albania is a party, the neighboring NATO member countries conduct the air policing of the territory of the Republic of Albania.

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