The General Director of the State Police, Gledis Nano, welcomed this Thursday his counterpart, the General Director of the Italian State Police, Lamberto Giannini, focusing on fighting the terrorism and organized crime. 

Director Giannini's visit took place in the framework of the Declaration of Understanding signed between the two parties, for the establishment of Joint Technical Roundtables between the Senior Police Leaders of the two countries. 

During the visit, the General Director of the State Police of Italy, Lamberto Giannini was accompanied by the Deputy General Director of the State Police - Central Director of Criminal Police, Vittorio Rizzi; Central Director of Immigration and Border Police - General Director Giuseppe De Matteis; Director of the Internal Counter-Terrorism Service - Senior Director Eugenio Rodolfo Spina and Director of the International Police Cooperation Service - Carabinieri Armed Forces General Fabio Cairo. 

Also participating in the meeting was the Ambassador of Italy in Albania, Fabrizio Bucci. 

Nano and Giannini praised the fairly good relations between the two police. During the meeting, proposals were agreed in the interest of further strengthening cooperation, in order to further enhance joint operations, exchange of information, air monitoring aimed at preventing the cultivation of narcotic plants, to crack down on smuggling of migrants from third countries etc.

At the end of the meeting, the police chiefs of the two countries gave a brief statement regarding the results of the Technical Roundtable: 

Lamberto Giannini: “We had a very fruitful meeting, which took place as always in the spirit of cooperation and especially in the spirit of friendship. During this meeting, we had the opportunity to discuss issues of various interests that are of common interest and related to the fight against narcotics cultivation, the fight against terrorism, criminal organizations, as well as the fight against the phenomena of radicalization. However, we have also managed to outline concrete strategies that are very fruitful for both countries. On this occasion, I would like to thank here the General Director of the Albanian State Police, Mr. Gledis Nano and also the ambassador of Italy, who is always present in all activities and in all activities that take place in this direction." 

Gledis Nano: “We have just finished the Technical Roundtable, which is already instrumentalized as a meeting that takes place between the leaders of the Albanian and Italian Police. With the General Director of the Italian Police, Mr. Lamberto Giannini, we discussed some issues of common interest, related to organized crime, serious crime, illegal trafficking and smuggling of migrants, as well as some issues related to terrorism and radicalism. I mean that such meetings are necessary and very useful, not only at the management level of both police, but also at the technical level, thus avoiding bureaucracies and allowing an interaction and coordination of actions and exchange of information and our joint investigations against illegal activities. I want to thank the General Director, for his presence, today, here and all the other leaders of the Italian police, and I want to assure him of the determination that the Albanian Police has to continue the cooperation with all international partners, in the fight against organized crime and terrorism."