News in English     | 28.02.2018. 14:28 |

General Mašović assumed the duty of BiH Armed Forces Chief of Joint Staff

FENA Muamer Selimbegovic

SARAJEVO, February 28 (FENA) - Major General Senad Mašović today took over the duty of Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the basis of the Decision of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and in accordance with the Law on Defense of BiH.

The handover of the duty between the former and newly appointed Chief of the General Staff of BiH AF - General Ante Jeleć and General Senad Mašović took place today at a ceremony held at the BiH Armed Forces Hall in in Sarajevo, attended by representatives of the governments in BiH, members of the diplomatic corps, commanders of EUFOR and NATO staffs in Sarajevo, as well as representatives of international organizations, numerous guests and officials.

The newly-appointed Chief of General Staff of BiH AF, General Mašović stressed his readiness to respond to all the challenges of the reform and integration processes with maximum engagement in building modern and efficient AF, as well as further strengthening of partnership and cooperation in the region and beyond.

“We have tough period ahead of us where it will be expected of us to significantly improve our capacities, capabilities, modernization and equipping of the BiH AF,” said General Mašović, emphasizing that this is the period in which the first annual review is expected to begin, and the activation of the Membership Action Plan for NATO (MAP).

The ceremony of duty handover between chiefs of staff of BiH AF came after the parade of the honorary unit, and the ceremony itself began with the playing of the anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina and was accompanied by a special performance of the military orchestra.

(FENA) S. R.

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