TIRANA, April 27 /ATA/ Prime Minister and Socialist Party chairman Edi Rama on Sunday held a meeting in the city of Vlora to discuss the progress of key transportation projects, with a particular focus on the Vlora International Airport and the development of the city’s port.
In his speech, Rama focused on the agreement signed with one of the world’s largest companies in the military industry for the establishment of the Aviation Academy in Vlora.
“The agreement on establishment of this Academy is a vital move to enhance both civil aviation and our Armed Forces’ Air Force, ensuring a supply of highly skilled personnel to meet the challenges of today.”
“Today, we are facilitating an agreement that will open the door to a contract with LB Systems, one of the global leaders in the defense industry,” said Rama.
At the same time, the Prime Minister remarked, “We are at a historic juncture in the field of defense, a turning point that is unquestionably shaped by the global context, as well as the European context.”
“We learned in the most brutal way that war is not a black-and-white documentary, but a sad reality right on Europe’s doorstep. At the same time, we are going through a process that was unimaginable just a few years ago, as we reassess our approach to defense and the concept of war, in a world where conflicts are not diminishing but are becoming increasingly complex amid the rapid advancement of technology,” said Rama.
“Indeed,” Rama added, “for us, it’s not merely a necessity but an absolute imperative to approach this transformation with a new strategy. This new strategy has already begun to take shape, step by step. A key part of this process is the agreement recently signed with the trusted strategic partners of the Republic of Albania, with friends and steadfast allies of the Albanian people and nation.”
“We are in a process of discussions in several directions, but the core is that we want to revive our defense industry and our military manufacturing industry,” said Rama.
“We are very optimistic, for the sake of truth. We have the right partners and allies who are leaders in this field, not only Israel, but also the United States, other EU countries, and certainly Turkey, which is a strategic ally of ours, and we are working in several directions,” said Rama.
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