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SARAJEVO, January 8 (FENA) - Minister of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sifet Podžić spoke today with Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to BiH, Zorica Bukinac.
The meeting was also attended by the Slovenian Military Attaché in BiH, Brigadier Žarko Henigman.
Cooperation between BiH and the Republic of Slovenia in the field of defense, the process of Euro-Atlantic integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina was discussed.
Other topical issues of importance for the bilateral cooperation between the two friendly countries were also covered.
Podžić thanked for the support the Republic of Slovenia provides to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the field of defense, the process of BiH's Euro-Atlantic integration, and assistance both through bilateral defense cooperation and through the participation of Slovenian Armed Forces in EUFOR and NATO headquarters in BiH.
Podžić also outlined some of the priorities of the BiH Ministry of Defense in the coming period, including the importance of financing the activities of the ministry and the BiH Armed Forces this year, and the implementation of the Defense Review and Modernization Plan, which is expected after the adoption of the Reform Program that was sent to NATO headquarters in Brussels.
“We now expect a signal from NATO to commence the activities,” said Podžić.
Also, among the priorities in the coming period, Podžić emphasized the importance of improving the status of members of the BiH Armed Forces.
Ambassador Bukinac emphasized the full support of the Republic of Slovenia, both through bilateral cooperation and through the institutions of NATO and European Union, all for the sake of further implementation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's activities in the Euro-Atlantic integration process, stated the Public Relations Office of the BiH ministry of Defense.
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