NATO in talks to build naval base in Albania, prime minister says


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  • Friday, 01 Jul 2022

FILE PHOTO: Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama poses with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during the NATO summit at the Alliance's headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium, June 14, 2021. Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania is in talks with NATO to build a naval base at Porto Romano, a port under construction on its Adriatic coast, Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Friday.

Rama told a news conference that Porto Romano, situated close to the coastal town of Durres and intended as the country's biggest port, would have a commercial section as well as a military naval base.

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