{"id":62372,"date":"2023-11-06T13:07:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T12:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=62372"},"modified":"2023-11-06T13:07:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T12:07:24","slug":"joint-exercise-strong-balkan-23-carries-on-in-albania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/joint-exercise-strong-balkan-23-carries-on-in-albania\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint exercise \u201cStrong Balkan 23\u201d carries on in Albania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The joint exercise \u201cStrong Balkan 23\u201d continues as the Albanian Armed Forces and regional counterparts work together to enhance the readiness and capabilities of Special Forces in the Balkans.<\/p>\n<p>Albanian Minister of Defense Niko Peleshi took to social media to emphasize that the primary objective of this exercise is to foster better cooperation among the Special Forces from eight Balkan nations during challenging operations.<\/p>\n<p>Peleshi stated, \u201cThe \u2018Strong Balkan 23\u2019 exercise is in progress. 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