TIRANA, Nov 20 /ATA/ The Acting Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Gent Cakaj, attended the meeting of Foreign Ministers of allied countries held in Brussels. The meeting focused on preparations for the important meeting of the heads of state and government of the NATO member states to be held in London on December 3-4, this year.
The allied countries’ foreign ministers discussed important issues related to the future of NATO such as defense budget and challenges from cyber threats and fight against terror.
“On the 70th anniversary of Atlantic Alliance and on the 10th anniversary of our country’s NATO membership, Albania is proud to deliver on its commitments in the framework of the Alliance’s efforts for collective defense and security,” Cakaj said in a speech.
As to increase of Defense Ministry’s budget, minister Cakaj pointed out that our country has made important steps towards delivering on commitments made in the summits of Wales, Warsaw and Brussels to reach the target for defense budget increase to 2 percent of GDP until 2024. /a.a/j.p/sm/
