TIRANA, Sept 16 /ATA/ Minister of Defense, Niko Peleshi, unveiled on Thursday the program for defense, at the session for the voting of the new government.
Peleshi said that “this program is based on the long-term defense approach 2030 with the aim of implementing the priorities of the national and collective defense as well as managing various external or internal situations. All this in line with NATO’s 2030 agenda and our strategic partnership with the United States.”
Peleshi brought to attention the motto of the future defense ambition, “Modern, interoperative and contributing Armed Forces.”
“The program is designed in the light of changes in the global and regional security environment, threats to national security, asymmetric threats, such as the pandemic caused by COVID-19, climate change and destructive natural disasters, terrorism, immigration on the border of Europe, etc., ” said Peleshi.
“The main pillars that will support the work of the MoD during this term, are the conceptual framework in the field of security and defense reviewed and updated with current trends and future challenges. Human capital. Modernization and improvement of military infrastructure. Establishment and consolidation of a central and regional civil protection network. Cooperation with close allies in times of peace and crisis,” said Peleshi.
Peleshi said that, “The Armed Forces will have modernized capacities and enhanced infrastructure, which will be enabled by the fulfillment in 2024 of the commitment made at the Wales Summit for the defense budget at 2% of GDP and 20% of it will be earmarked for investment and modernization. ”
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