{"id":66698,"date":"2024-02-27T10:50:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T09:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=66698"},"modified":"2024-02-27T10:54:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T09:54:27","slug":"rama-kucova-air-base-to-play-key-role-in-supporting-nato-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/rama-kucova-air-base-to-play-key-role-in-supporting-nato-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Rama: Ku\u00e7ova air base to play key role in supporting NATO operations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama shared images of the transformation of the Ku\u00e7ova air base.<\/p>\n

Rama stated that this tactical air base will play a key role in supporting NATO operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NATO Tactical Air Base opening soon in Ku\u00e7ova will play a key role in supporting NATO operations and exercises, also serving as a center for Air Force activities, with advanced infrastructure for Alliance fighter and transport aircraft,\u201d Rama wrote Facebook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last week, the Ministry of Defense of Albania stated that preparations were nearing completion at the NATO military base in the southern Albanian town of Ku\u00e7ova before its inauguration on March 4.<\/p>\n

Albanian Air Force Commander, Brigadier General Ferdinand Dimo, stated that NATO troops and aircraft will soon be accommodated, trained, and flown from the Ku\u00e7ova air base, now a NATO tactical air base.<\/p>\n

Albania has been a NATO member since 2009.<\/p>\n

Defense Minister Niko Peleshi emphasized through a social media post that this base will play a key role in supporting NATO\u2019s operations and exercises.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis base will serve as a center for our Air Force activities, providing advanced infrastructure for Alliance fighter and transport aircraft. This step marks a new phase in strengthening our capacities for international cooperation and regional security,\u201d Peleshi wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n

The Ku\u00e7ova base was also mentioned by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit to Tirana on February 15.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver its 15 years in NATO, Albania has made significant contributions to our alliance. Next month, the NATO air base in Ku\u00e7ova will be inaugurated,\u201d Blinken said.<\/p>\n

Work on its reconstruction began in January 2022. Since then, efforts have focused on perimeter fencing, security systems, and defense measures within the base\u2019s perimeter.<\/p>\n

NATO has invested approximately 50 million euros, while the Albanian government has invested over 5 million euros. Albanian authorities have undertaken the construction of security perimeters, access roads, lighting, installation of base security cameras, and intrusion detection sensors along the base perimeter.<\/p>\n

At the start of the construction of this base, Minister Niko Peleshi stated that this was a clear message to \u201cother actors with malicious intent\u201d in the Western Balkans region.<\/p>\n

For Albanian authorities, the selection of the Ku\u00e7ova base is linked to the country\u2019s geostrategic position, as well as to the airport itself, and the trust Albania has built within the military alliance.<\/p>\n

Representatives from the highest levels of the Albanian state, NATO, and the United States will attend the inauguration ceremony for the air base.<\/p>\n

The Ku\u00e7ova air base was built in the 1950s but fell out of use in the 1990s.<\/p>\n

Following the reconstruction of the Ku\u00e7ova base, Prime Minister Edi Rama\u2019s government requested swift action on Albania\u2019s application to jointly finance with NATO the construction of a new naval base in Porto Romano.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama shared images of the transformation of the Ku\u00e7ova air base. Rama stated that this tactical air base will play a key role in supporting NATO operations. \u201cThe NATO Tactical Air Base opening soon in Ku\u00e7ova will play a key role in supporting NATO operations and exercises, also serving as a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":66617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[153],"tags":[6195,270,150,243,151,1057,6216,791,477],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRama: Ku\u00e7ova air base to play key role in supporting NATO operations - Euronews Albania<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/rama-kucova-air-base-to-play-key-role-in-supporting-nato-operations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rama: Ku\u00e7ova air base to play key role in supporting NATO operations - Euronews Albania\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama shared images of the transformation of the Ku\u00e7ova air base. 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