Albania will open "SHAPE", the office Treaty with NATO, in Tirana

The Supplementary Agreement is a treaty that will permit the SHAPE and Albania to carry out NATO missions, related to the activities of International Military Headquarters in Albania. This agreement also establishes the legal framework for deployment of NATO led troops for exercises, and operations, including disaster relief. The agreement is the result of intense staff work over the last two years by the Commands and Albania.    On  26 May 2014, Mrs. Mimi Kodheli, the Albanian Minister of Defence, visited the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Mons, Belgium for the signing of the Supplementary Agreement of the Paris Protocol. Supreme Allied Commander Europe, United States Air Force General Philip M. Breedlove, welcomed Mrs. Kodheli with a ceremony before they signed the Supplementary Agreement to the 1952 Paris Protocol."By signing the Supplementary Agreement to the Paris Protocol, Albania takes a further step towards full integration to NATO, a process that started in 1992 and involved political, military and juridical efforts.