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Good bilateral cooperation with Austria in the field of defense

FENA Press release

SARAJEVO, October 14 (FENA) - Minister of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sifet Podžić and his associates talked today with Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Bosnia and Herzegovina Urlike Hartmann and Military Attaché of this country, Brigadier Erich Simburger.

Minister Podžić and Ambassador Hartmann exchanged information related to the level of bilateral cooperation in the field of defense, the activities implemented in the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of BiH related to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, and the activities from the document "Reform Program", as well as obligations that this ministry has realized in accordance with its functional competencies, and are contained in this document.

The officials emphasized the important assistance and support provided by the Republic of Austria to the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of BiH, and that is related to the education of our cadets at the prestigious Theresian Military Academy in Vienna, and education and training of members of the Armed Forces of BiH.

They also stressed the very notable role of the Republic of Austria within the EUFOR mission "Althea" in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which this country makes a very significant contribution, and the cooperation between our Training Center for Peacekeeping Missions (PSOTC) and the Austrian International Center for Peacekeeping Missions.

When it comes to the implementation of the document "Reform Program", they highlighted that the MoD BiH has fully or partially implemented a large part of the activities related to this ministry, and that they have fulfilled their obligations in those activities for which they were in charge with other ministries.

Ambassador Hartmann was also interested in the modalities of regional cooperation in the field of defense and expressed hope that in the very near future, and after the situation related to COVID-19 calms down, there will be a meeting of defense ministers with the Austrian defense minister.

In the end, she expressed satisfaction with the level of cooperation with the Ministry of Defense of BiH, and announced the continuation of bilateral cooperation in this area in the coming period, announced the Press Service of the Ministry of Defense of BiH.

(FENA) A. B.

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