{"id":39644,"date":"2022-07-13T15:15:29","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T13:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=39644"},"modified":"2022-07-13T15:15:29","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T13:15:29","slug":"why-is-nato-interested-in-adding-military-bases-in-albania-kollcaku-responds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/why-is-nato-interested-in-adding-military-bases-in-albania-kollcaku-responds\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is NATO interested in adding military bases in Albania? Kollcaku responds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MP Bardhyl Kollcaku spoke to Euornews Albania about the reasons why NATO is interested in setting up military bases in Albania.<\/p>\n<p>While commenting on the prospect of NATO building a military base in Porto Romano in Durres, Kollcaku said that the countries which border Albania are all under the influence of the Russian government.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, in Greece and Bulgaria, there is a Russian presence and assets and this is one of the reasons why NATO is looking to add more bases in our country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we look at our southern border, we have Greece and the Pireus Base which is 100% controlled by the Chinese. The Thessaloniki base is 70% controlled by Russian assets, the Port of Varna in Bulgaria as well as the Constance, have a Russian presence. Durres is adding not only to security but also to providing shorter land access for forces and artillery that could be used to strengthen the alliance\u2019s eastern border. 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