Edi Rama pays Erdogan, buys the money of the Albanians to fix relations with the Turkish sultan, buys his son-in-law "Bayraktar TB2" drone for 8 million euros

Prime Minister Edi Rama has made the next step to the President of Turkey, Recep Erdogan, by buying the "Bayraktar TB2" drones worth 8 million euros, the company of the son-in-law of the "Turkish Sultan". This move by Pama is, in a way, a "bargain" that Prime Minister Edi Rama is using to fix relations with Erdogan, with whom he recently had a falling out. So, Rama is using Albanian money to fix relations with the newly elected president of Turkey. "SOT" newspaper has also provided the government's decision, which is reflected in full below.

Government decision

Thus, the Council of Ministers has approved the decision on the arrival of Turkish drones. The contract signed between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Albania and baykar makina san. ve, consists in the supply of "Bayraktar TB2" unmanned aerial vehicles system. "Decision no. 336, dated 31.5.2023 for the approval of the contract, between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Albania and "Baykar Makina San. ve", for the supply of unmanned aerial vehicle system "Bayraktar TB2". In support of Article 100 of the Constitution; of points 1, letters "dh" and "i", and 2, of article 5, of law no. 36/2020, "On procurement in the field of defense and security", and point 2, article 12, of decision no. 1085, dated 24.12.2020, of the Council of Ministers,

1. The approval of the contract between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Albania and "Baykar makina san. widow. you c. a.?., for the supply of "Bayraktar TB2" unmanned aerial vehicles system, which is attached to this decision.

2. The Ministry of Defense is charged with the implementation of this decision. This decision takes effect immediately. Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku", says the decision of the Council of Ministers. We recall that in December of last year, in the presence of Prime Minister Edi Rama, the Minister of Defense, representatives of the Turkish company "Bayraktar", the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey, the agreement for the provision of unmanned combat aircraft was signed in Tirana with the company known Turkish "Bayraktar".

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