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Admiral Burke commends the engagement of AF BiH in peace support operations

FENA Press release

SARAJEVO, January 20 (FENA) - The Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of BiH, Colonel General Senad Mašović, with his associates, received today Admiral Robert P. Burke, Commander of the NATO Joint Force Command in Naples, and informed him about the current situation, the main activities and operations of the AF BiH in the country and abroad, as well as the key activities in the previous period and plans for this year.

General Mašović especially emphasized the efficiency of the Armed Forces of BiH in difficult situations of the COVID-19 pandemic and the continuity in the execution of its activities in accordance with the defined mission and tasks, approved by the competent institutions of BiH.

Admiral Burke was informed about the engagement of the AF BiH to help the population and civilian structures in the fight against the pandemic, as well as emergency assistance activities such as air rescue operations and firefighting assistance, with reference to providing assistance to migrants and contributing to mitigating the migrant crisis in BiH.

"Among other things, we presented the results of the AF BiH in training and conducting exercises, highlighting the successfully implemented NEL-1 assessment of the Battalion Group of Light Infantry. In this way, the AF BiH has raised the level of interoperability with NATO and it keeps improving the quality of training, in order to participate in future operations led by NATO," explained Mašović. 

Admiral Burke praised the engagement of members of the BiH Armed Forces in peace support operations, emphasizing their significant contribution to building peace and collective security around the world.

Burke also said that NATO highly values ​​the BiH Armed Forces at the international level, as an important element of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

He emphasized the strong commitment of the NATO Joint Force Command in Naples to provide assistance for the continuation of the activities of the BiH Armed Forces in carrying out the defined mission and tasks, as well as support for all BiH activities on the path to NATO membership.

The meeting was also attended by the Commander of the NATO Headquarters in Sarajevo, Brigadier General Eric Folkestad, as well as Deputy Chief of the Armed Forces of BiH for Operations, Major General Ivica Jerkić, stated sthe Public Relations Office of the Ministry of Defense of BiH.

(FENA) S. R.

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