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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 TIRANA 000901 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE FOR ISN/ECC - YWONG, ACHURCH, JBALDWIN, LSPRINGER 
STATE FOR EUR/ACE 
USCBP INA FOR BPICKETT, MIRIZARRY 
SECDEF FOR DTRA CDRAKE 
USDOE FOR TMUSTIN, EMELAMED, KGARNER 
VIENNA PLEASE PASS TO ICE ATTACHE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
SUBJECT:  REVISED EXBS ADRIATIC REGION MARITIME REPORTING CABLE FOR 
OCTOBER 2008 
 
¶1. (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS 
 
-- November 19: Prime Minister Sali Berisha issued a statement 
indicating that the Council of Ministers approved the list of 
military items and dual use goods and technologies subject to state 
control and tasked the State Export Control Authority with 
controlling the import and export of the items on this list. 
 
 
¶2. (U) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 
 
See paragraphs 4 and 5 below discussing equipment and training. 
 
¶3. (SBU) MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD 
 
-- November 3: Maritime Advisor and Program Assistant met with USCG 
training team and conducted opening ceremony for the EXBS funded 
USCG Coastal Search and Rescue Course at the Port of Vlore. 
 
-- November 6: Maritime Advisor met with Richard Bone, Advisor for 
Donor Coordination, Police Assistance Mission of the European 
Community to Albania III (PAMECA), to discuss areas for coordination 
and information sharing.  PAMECA is hiring subject matter experts to 
serve as green and blue border advisors for PAMECA.  These advisors 
are scheduled to report in early December 2008. 
 
-- November 7: Maritime Advisor participated in the graduation 
ceremony for the USCG Coastal Search and Rescue Course and met with 
Captain Artur Megollari, Navy Flotilla Commander at Pashaliman, 
Vlore for an introductory meeting and to discuss equipment and 
training issues. 
 
-- November 10: Maritime Advisor met with the General Director of 
the Port of Vlore, Mr. Kreshnik Alimerko, for an introductory 
meeting and tour of port facilities. 
 
-- November 10: Maritime Advisor visited construction site of what 
will become the Port of Triport, a port dedicated to the shipping of 
liquefied petroleum gas and oil products.  An Italian firm, PIR 
Group, through its subsidiary company, La Petrolifera Italo Albanese 
(PIA), obtained the concession to build and operate the port. 
 
-- November 12: Maritime Advisor visited the Port of Shengjin and 
conducted an introductory meeting with Mr. Zef Gjoka, General 
Director of the port. 
 
-- November 14:  Maritime Advisor met with the General Director of 
the Port of Durres, Mr. Eduard Ndreu, and the Director of Port 
Security Forces, Mr. Oliver Hoxha, for an introductory meeting. 
 
-- November 14:  Maritime Advisor attended the departing DOJ ICITAP 
Port Security Advisor's out-brief meeting with Minister Olldashi, 
Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Telecommunication. 
 
-- November 26: Maritime Advisor met with the Customs Director at 
the Port of Durres, Mr. Arben Ibroja, for an introductory meeting. 
 
 
¶4. (U) TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 
 
-- November 3-7:  USCG Coastal Search and Rescue Course conducted at 
the Naval Academy in Vlore.  Participants from the Navy, and 
Shengjin, Vlora and Saranda Harbor Master and Shengjin, Durres and 
Vlora Border Police attended. 
 
-- November 10-21:  The following five Albanian representatives 
attended the Export Control Academy at the University of Georgia's 
Center for International Trade and Security (CITS): Mr. Erald 
Dervishi, Head of State Control Agency on Exports, Ministry of 
Defense; Mr. Ermal Harizaj, Legal Directorate, Licensing and Inter 
Institutional Agreements, Ministry of Defense; Mr. Ramis Lleshi, 
 
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Business Promotion Agency, Ministry of Economy; Mr. Ilir Kodra, 
Trade Policy Directorate, Ministry of Economy; and Mr. Dashnor Ibra, 
Legal Affairs and Treaties Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 
 
¶5. (U) EQUIPMENT DELIVERED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 
 
-- None. 
 
¶6. (SBU) IMMINENT TRAINING OR EQUIPMENT STATUS REPORT: 
 
ALBANIA: 
 
-- December 1-12: NucTech X-Ray Scanner Training conducted by SGS at 
the Port of Durres. 
 
-- December 16-18: Best Practice Exchange between the Albanian and 
Romanian Export Control Agencies in Bucharest, Romania. 
 
-- January 19-23:  Strategic Export Investigations Course conducted 
by DHS/ICE. 
 
-- February 16-20: Equipment Training conducted by Larry Adkins at 
three locations in Albania. 
 
¶7. (SBU) SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXPORT CONTROLS, 
NONPROLIFERATION, OR RELATED BORDER SECURITY 
 
-- None known. 
 
¶8. (U) PORTAL MONITOR ALERTS 
 
-- None. 
 
¶9. (U) RED FLAG ISSUES 
-- None. 
 
¶10.  (U) POC:  LT Cari Bower, email: bowerc@state.gov.