Also, thanks to the immediate intervention of the Police and the Marine Police Unit from Ksamil to Koman there were rescued 38 citizens (Albanian and foreign).

Police monitors the maritime, lake and river areas, with the aim of increasing security parameters. /k.s/r.e/p.s./

The Ministry of Defense wrote in the social media that, “The French ship “FS Bouan” made a visit to the port of Durrës. Within the framework of bilateral cooperation between France and Albania, Commander of the Naval Force/Coast Guard, Rear Admiral Adnand Agastra received commander of the French ship “FS Bouan”, together with the French military attaché at the FD/RB Command.

During this meeting, there was highlighted the significance of cooperation in the field of maritime security, focusing on the exchange of experience and the strengthening of relations between the two naval forces.

During the stay of “FS Bouan” in Albania, there will be held joint exercises, which aim to improve the operational capabilities of the personnel and increase the interaction of personnel, contributing to the strengthening of joint capacities and regional maritime security, is read in the Facebook post.

A few days ago, Minister of Defense Pirro Vengu stated that in context of its obligations to NATO, our country is committed to strengthening maritime security through maritime stopping as well as search and rescue operations. /r.e/a.f/p.s./

The Defence Minister, Niko Peleshi shared on Saturday on his social media images of the  Contingent IV arrival.

“Lissus” patrol vessel crew handed over the task to their “Oriku” vessel colleagues, who will continue to contribute to a safe and secure maritime environment of the Alliance,” Peleshi said.

Contingent IV participated in “NATO Operation Sea Guardian” in the Aegean Sea with the Albanian patrol vessel “Lissus P-133”.

During the mission the patrol vessel carried out several operations identifying and rescuing a high number of migrants.

The Commander of the Naval Force/Coast Guard Rear Admiral Adnand Agastra expressed his gratitude for hard work and dedication to the mission.

The role of the Albania’s Naval Force is to report migrant traffic in the operational area – and to intervene in case people risk their lives.

During her speech at this conference, Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Belinda Balluku stressed the significance of connecting the Western Balkans (WB) region with the European Union (EU).

“During the past decade, it has come to the attention of the EU and the Western Balkans the importance of our interconnection with the European transport network. Ports have unfortunately been left out of the focus of this process and the framework of EU cooperation with the Western Balkans. During the pandemic, we saw how vulnerable the region was to the lack of infrastructural interconnection or bureaucratic hurdles we encountered. Excellent work with green corridors is not enough, we must go further to reduce tariff and non-tariff trade barriers”, said the minister.

“Albania has done considerable work in the framework of the Berlin process for the materialization of interconnection projects thanks to the support of the EU and the WBF. Among them, the Blue Corridor, the Tirana-Durrës-Rinas railway, is already a concrete project that starts the implementation on the ground, Arbri road, which is expected to be delivered in a few months or many other projects for the country and the region “, said the minister.

Among other things, Minister Balluku focused on the significance of justice reform that makes Albania more credible in the eyes of foreign investors./a.a/p.s./