After the meeting of the Council of Ministers, the Minister of Defense, Niko Peleshi, announced today that Albania will send 22 soldiers and the ship ‘Illyria’ to the NATO mission in the Aegean Sea.

“The decision made today in the Council of Ministers was to dispatch a mission comprising 22 military personnel and a ship of the ‘Illyria’ class to the NATO mission in the Aegean Sea. This marks a significant contribution from Albania within the framework of international operations, primarily under NATO, but also encompassing the EU and the UN,” stated Peleshi.

The minister noted that “we are actively engaged in various missions, including KFOR with the largest presence in Kosovo, a year-long deployment in Bulgaria with a platoon, an offer to send over 100 soldiers to Romania to strengthen NATO’s eastern wing, a continuous presence in Latvia for seven years, and missions in Iraq, Egypt, Sinai, and South Sudan. Now, we are adding another mission, bringing the total to around 8 active missions in which we participate actively.”

Peleshi emphasized that “our commitment to these NATO missions transforms us into not only beneficiaries of security but also contributors to peace and security.”

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