Albania's Chief of Defence, Major General Xhemal Gjunkshi, visited Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT) 3 April for office calls with Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, French Air Force General Stephane Abrial.

Gjunkshi also attended a roundtable discussion hosted by Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Polish Army General Mieczyslaw Bieniek on Smart Defence. Additional discussion topics included the NATO Defence Planning Process (NDPP), Cyber Defence and the Integration of NATO's new members.

Three years after Albania joined NATO progress has been made in a relatively short time to integrate the new member, with full support from ACT. Albania became a member of NATO on 1 April 2009, and has become a reliable and respected member of the Alliance.

Photo 1: Albania's Chief of Defence, Major General Xhemal (left) visited Headquarters,
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT) 3 April where he had an office call
with Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, General Stephane Abrial.

Photo 2: Albania's Chief of Defence, Major General Xhemal Gjunkshi flanked by
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, General Mieczyslaw Bieniek (right)
and Deputy Chief of Staff Integrated Resource Management Major General Ugur Tarcin.