Why was Minister Dendias absent at the inauguration of the NATO base in Kuçovo? The clarification of Tirana is coming
2024-03-09 20:16:27PolitikëSHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Inauguration of the Kucove base
The Ministry of Defense has responded to the Greek media "Kathimerini", which earlier reported that the Greek minister, Nikos Dendias, was not invited to the inauguration of the NATO military base in Kuçovo.
The ministry says that Albania and Greece enjoy a good level of cooperation in the field of security and defense as dedicated allies of NATO while rejecting the claims of the Greek newspaper.
The Ministry of Defense says that "we are sorry for such news that do not reflect the truth and reality regarding our cooperation with our neighboring country, Greece, and that promote misunderstandings between our two friendly countries."
"Albania and Greece enjoy a very good level of cooperation in the field of security and defense as dedicated allies of NATO. We are grateful to Greece (and Italy) who for years have carried out Air Policing for our country. With the same aim, on January 29, the Minister of Defense of Albania sent an official invitation to his Greek counterpart to pay an official visit to Albania, coinciding at the same time with the inauguration ceremony of the Kuçova Tactical Air Base. On February 14, we received the answer that due to pre-arranged commitments, Defense Minister Dendias would not be able to participate in the March 4 ceremony. In his place, senior officials from the Embassy of Greece in Tirana participated in this ceremony. We are sorry for such news that do not reflect the truth and reality regarding our cooperation with our neighboring country, Greece, and that promote misunderstandings between our two friendly countries".
