SARAJEVO, January 13 (FENA) - A ceremony of remembrance was held today at Camp Butmir to mark the 12th anniversary of a helicopter crash which claimed the lives of 11 EUFOR personnel from the Republic of North Macedonia.
On January 12, 2008, a military helicopter carrying troops home from the EUFOR mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina crashed near its final destination of Skopje.
During the ceremony, soldiers form EUFOR formed an Honour Guard by the memorial stone. Eleven candles were lit to signify the lives lost.
Major General Reinhard Trischak and the Ambassador of the Republic of North Macedonia, Mr. Ekrem Ebibi took part in the ceremony.
The Republic of North Macedonia is one of five non-EU nations that contribute to the EUFOR mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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