TIRANA, October 21 /ATA/ – The National Security Committee approved the technical agreement between the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania and the NATO Support and Procurement Agency, for the implementation of the Kuçova projects, financed by the NATO security investment program, years 2019-2022.
During today’s meeting held online the Committee on National Security chaired by Ermonela Felaj considered the draft law, “On Ratification of the agreement on technical assistance between the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania and the NATO Support and Procurement Agency, for the realization of Kuçova projects, financed by the NATO investment program, years 2019-2022 ”.
Invited to make an explanatory summary of the draft act, was Petro Koçi, Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Defense.
In his speech, Koçi considered this agreement of “national strategic interest” and clarified that the agreement “aims at investment by NATO for the implementation of the program, which will enable the modernization of Kuçova air base and its conversion into a tactical air base of NATO ”.
The rapporteur for this agreement Xhemal Qefalija considered the agreement in question very important because according to him, the agreement is related to the further integration of our Armed Forces in NATO and is a direct investment that will enable modernization of Kuçova air base.
After questions and discussions, the members approved in principle, article by article and in full the draft law in question. /j.p/p.s./
