TIRANA, May 26 /ATA/ – By I. Vata/ Minister of Defense Niko Peleshi stated on Wednesday that the naval base of Pashaliman has opened the doors to “Defender Europe ’21”.
As part of this exercise, under the leadership of the Albanian Navy at the Pashaliman base, joint exercises were conducted with multinational boarding groups.
“The Pashaliman naval base has opened its doors to Defender Europe ’21. Part of the training exercise is also the ability to use the arsenal of allies and opponents. The Navy forces are training alongside their Allied counterparts. The Navy is leading the training of multinational boarding teams,” said Peleshi.
The “Defender Europe 2021” exercise started on May 4 in our country and is demonstrating the interoperability capabilities of the United States with NATO partner armies, for security in the Western Balkans and the Black Sea regions.
It is conducted in the framework of cooperation with the American side and is part of the strong strategic partnership that our country has built with the United States, in the field of security and defense.
The US Army Command in Europe (USAEUR) leads the Defender Europe 21 exercise package, which includes Allied and Partner forces, such as Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, and Montenegro, North Macedonia, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Turkey, etc. /j.p/r.e/sm/
