Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Tuesday, August 06, 2002
Integration of Albania in NATO Is Irreversible: President
Albanian President Alfred Moisiu said on Monday that "Albania's integration into Euro-atlantic structures makes an irreversible process", ATA news agency reported.
Albanian President Alfred Moisiu said on Monday that "Albania's integration into Euro-atlantic structures makes an irreversible process", ATA news agency reported.
"We appreciate NATO's role in Albania, constant support of KFORforces to Kosova, as well as efficient collaboration with Albanianarmed forces," Moisiu said at a ceremony of the command take-over of NATO's forces to Albania.
NATO's command to Albania headed for 4 months by General Umberto Caparro will be replaced in the coming months by general Franco Giannini.
President Moisiu also said that Albania's parliament just adopted the document on Military Strategy of Armed Forces and "thereform process aims at establishment of a professional military force".
The multinational NATO forces were stationed in Albania in 1999during the Kosovar crisis as the logistics troops .