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The National Operational Center for Civil Emergencies of the National Civil Protection Agency is inaugurated in Tirana.
Built in a space made available by the Municipality of Tirana, with the help of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, the National Operational Center for Civil Emergencies will improve the coordination and communication of the structures of the Civil Protection System in cases of Civil Emergencies.
In his greeting speech, the mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj said that the space has been chosen in the heart of the city, which shows the attention paid to resolving emergencies. “The famous quarrel with the police and workers, the first one a year ago, took place here, not in a party office. I want to go through that incident with humor, because now you saw that these were not party offices, but the civil emergency office “, Veliaj recalled
Thanking the Italian support for the establishment of this center, he praised the cooperation not only between state institutions, but also the cultural ties between the two peoples.
The President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Roberto Fico, noted the very good relations of cooperation between the two countries. “Italy is also a country hit by earthquakes. Our co-operation experience is excellent. I think this investment will serve not only to save lives, but also to prevent disasters, such as what happened in Albania in 2019 and in Italy in some cases. “This is the beginning of a journey that we will make together, which will have some developments aimed at achieving European standards in the field of Civil Protection”, he added.
The Minister of Defense Niko Peleshi expressed the gratitude of the Albanian people for the commitment of Italy in emergency and critical situations such as the earthquake of 2019 or even during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Our ambition is great, together with the Municipality of Tirana, we are supportive in this first step that will be further accompanied by a much larger program of 30 million euros, in the framework of a assistance of 95 million euros. and here Italy has the role of leader. So, we have taken the first step towards a truly modern, contemporary system of civil protection, to respond in time, side by side with the municipalities, which are on the first front with civil emergencies, any kind of natural disaster and to protect our citizens “, said Minister Peleshi.
The General Director of the National Civil Protection Agency, Haki Çako explained that the National Center for Operational Civil Emergencies has the capacity for 12 operators from different forces that are involved in field operations, according to different ministries, depending on the occurrence and type of emergency. .
Also present at the inauguration of this center was the Ambassador of Italy in Albania, Fabrizio Bucci, the Director of the Italian Development Cooperation Agency, Luca Maestripieri.
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