TIRANA, June 26 – Minister of Defense Niko Peleshi is conducting an official visit to Israel and he was received with an official ceremony at the Ministry of Defense of Israel by his counterpart, Yoav Gallant on Monday.
The Ministers of Defense signed the new Memorandum of Understanding in the field of security and defense, a high-level agreement that creates a solid legal basis for cooperation in the field of security, defense, military technology, training and information exchange.
The expansion and intensification of cooperation, which is framed in every provision of the new agreement, will reflect the excellent historical and diplomatic relations as well as the mutual appreciation that the Jewish and Albanian people have for each other. It is about a draft negotiated for several months by the respective staffs with the intention and good desire to start a new era of cooperation in the field of defense and security.
The two ministers talked about the latest developments in the field of defense and security in the Western Balkans, the Middle East and Ukraine.
Peleshi reconfirmed the willingness of the Ministry of Defense and the Albanian government to intensify cooperation with Israel in the field of defense, particularly in cyber security, the defense industry and information exchange.
The situation in the Western Balkans was among the main topics during the discussions. Peleshi appreciated the support that Israel gives to Kosovo, the recognition of its independence and invited Gallant for a more powerful lobbying for increasing recognition by countries that are still skeptical. /argumentum.al
