TIRANA, August 6 /ATA/ 3 helicopters, 2 from the Netherlands and 1 from the Czech Republic, have arrived at Rinas airport part of the support that the two countries are giving to Albania, in the framework of the activation of the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism to extinguish fires in Albanian territory.
Deputy Minister of Defense Dallëndyshe Bici, Director of the Civil Defense Agency Haki Çako, representatives of the respective embassies, the Political Chief of the EU delegation in Tirana Alexis Hupin were at the “Mother Teresa” airport.
Bici thanked on behalf of the Albanian government the two countries for the assistance provided in these difficult days and said that the helicopters will start operation early tomorrow morning.
On his part, Çako expressed his gratitude for the prompt response of the European Civil Protection Mechanism, noting that the situation has been aggravated, especially in the Karaburun Peninsula, right on the border with Llogara National Park.
The political Head of the EU delegation Hupin said that the help coming from the European Union is a sign of European solidarity.
Along with the helicopters, part of the aid are also over 50 military forces specialized in the field of civil emergencies, who will join the Albanian forces that have been in constant efforts for days to extinguish the flames in some areas of Albania.
The European Union has activated the Civil Protection Mechanism to come to the aid of some of the countries most affected by the fires, such as Albania, Italy, Greece and North Macedonia./p.s./
