TIRANA - Albanian President Alfred Moisiu said on Wednesday that Turkey was the country which extended the biggest technical support and aid in modernization process of Albanian armed forces.
Moisiu received the same day Chief of General Staff Gen. Hilmi Ozkok who visited Albania. Speaking during the meeting, Moisiu said that the military cooperation between the two countries had to be further intensified.
The contributions which Turkey would make to training and preparation of Albanian commando forces were taken up and Turkey's increasing cooperation with Tirana administration in military field also came onto agenda.
Ozkok said in the meeting that the aid of Turkey to Albania in latter's reaching NATO standards would continue.
Noting that Albania was a factor of peace and stability in the region, Ozkok said that Turkey was ready to help to make Albania become a member of NATO as soon as possible.
After the meeting, Ozkok visited centre of commando forces in Zall Heri region near Tirana. An operation was also exercised in the centre where Turkey contributed to reconstruction studies.
Gen. Ozkok will also visit today Kucova military airbase which was reconstructed by Turkish soldiers. The military base is expected to be ready in 2005.
(Öª-AÖ) 10.12.2003