{"id":13783,"date":"2021-05-19T06:36:48","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T06:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=13783"},"modified":"2021-05-19T06:39:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T06:39:03","slug":"defender-europe-2021-troops-to-kick-off-nationwide-meet-and-greet-with-citizens-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/defender-europe-2021-troops-to-kick-off-nationwide-meet-and-greet-with-citizens-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Defender Europe 2021 embark on a nationwide meet and greet with citizens\u2019 tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apart from military drills in 7 different bases across the country, US and Albanian military forces will also spend some time meeting with citizens in several cities.<\/p>\n<p>Citizens will have an opportunity to see the broad range of military equipment and different aspects of the Albanian and US military, part of the important military alliance NATO.<\/p>\n<p>In a status on Facebook, defense minister Niko Peleshi announced that the tour will begin on May 20 in Durres and continue the day after at Vlora\u2019s Lungomare.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fnikopeleshi%2Fvideos%2F4182465015126659%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the troops will be in the capital at the \u201cMother Theresa Square\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Defender Europe 2021, the military exercises led by the US Army will continue until mid-June.<\/p>\n<p>This year, 28.000 multinational troops coming from 27 states will carry out simultaneous exercises in more than 30 training areas, from the important geostrategic zone in the Baltics to the Balkans and the Black Sea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/05\/16\/defender-21-yuri-kim-usa-has-spent-35-million-in-albania\/\">Defender 21 | Yuri Kim: USA has spent $35 million on Albania<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/05\/05\/defender-21-us-ambassador-kim-a-great-step-forward-for-albania\/\">Defender 21, US ambassador Kim: \u2018A great step forward for Albania\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/05\/04\/us-army-led-military-exercises-defender-europe-21-kicks-off-at-durres-port\/\">US-Army led military exercises \u201cDefender Europe 21\u201d kicks off at Durres Port<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apart from military drills in 7 different bases across the country, US and Albanian military forces will also spend some time meeting with citizens in several cities. 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