U.S. General Chris McKinney from the U.S. European Command met this week in Tirana with Defense Minister Ermal Nufi, the Chief of Defense, Lieutenant General Arben Kingji, and senior leaders of the Albanian Armed Forces. The news was made known by the U.S. Embassy in Tirana, which emphasizes that Albania has made impressive progress in cyber defense. "Brigadier General Chris McKinney from the U.S. European Command met this week in Tirana with Defense Minister Ermal Nufi, the Chief of Defense, Lieutenant General Arben Kingji, and senior leaders of the Albanian Armed Forces. Discussions focused on regional security, defense expenditures, the importance of military mobility through the Pan-European Corridor VIII, and Albania's impressive progress in cyber defense capabilities," writes the embassy.