TIRANA, March 28 /ATA/ – By Megi Zonja/ – Albania is one of the key partners in the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO), playing a role in the peacekeeping missions that this organization has undertaken to carry out in many countries around the world.
In the framework of Albania’s 10th anniversary of NATO membership, the Chief of General Staff Bardhyl Kollcaku during a televised interview said that “Albanian Armed Forces are highly committed to all NATO missions, from the distant Afghanistan, to the Aegean Sea, to Latvia, to Kosovo. ”
Kollçaku also spoke about various missions and operations the Albanian Armed Forces have taken part.
“We have been on the front line of the Alliance, our commitments are substantial not only in proportion to the number of armed forces, but also to the role and tasks we have accomplished in these operations, which are of paramount importance for the Alliance , ranging from combating operations, with special forces to other operations with very special capacities, or security forces have been highly appreciated by the Alliance, “he said.
During this interview, Kollçaku paid tribute Albania’s first martyr in 2012 fallen during a mission to Afghanistan, Captain Feti Vogli.
We, he said, have written the story of engagement with his blood, as well as with the contribution of all soldiers in these ten years as a member country. Tomorrow will be a day full of events, including a scientific conference, a demonstration, a parade of the flags of almost all NATO members. A massive participation of the Armed Forces, vehicles and weaponry will be displayed in the square.
He appealed to all ex-servicemen and citizens to join this celebration.
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