TIRANA, Sept 21 /ATA/ – Albanian government’s plans to revitalize its dormant defence industry and modernize the country’s Armed Forces were the focus of talks the Minister of Defence Pirro Vengu had in separate meetings with the ambassadors of France, United Kingdom and Bulgaria.
Defence Minister and French Ambassador explored cooperation opportunities as part of the ambitious plans to revitalize defence industry and modernize Armed Forces, as well as on education and training of army officers.
Vengu informed British Ambassador on the most recent developments in the defence industry and the modernization processes.
“The security situation in the Western Balkans and the threats from interference and hybrid activities from foreign actors in the region was also high on agenda of talks. In the meantime, we highly appreciated the joint military drills Corridor VIII Response taking place in the Albanian territory to enhance interoperability, mobility and supply lines in the Southeast Europe region,” Vengu said in a social media post.
Defence Minister said that Bulgarian Ambassador praised contribution of Albanian troops to the NATO Multinational Battle Group in Novo Selo, and the two agreed to enhance joint interaction in promoting Corridor VIII as a major security link between the Adriatic and the Black Sea.
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