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General Graziano: I expect that ALTHEA mission in BiH will be continued

FENA Press release

SARAJEVO, October 28 (FENA) - Minister of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sifet Podžić and his associates talked today with General Claudio Graziano, Chairman of the Military Committee of the European Union and his associates.

General Graziano leads the EU Military Committee and is a military adviser to the Union's foreign and security policy representatives on all military issues and is the primary point of contact with EU military operations commanders.

Podžić also informed General Graziano about the activities that the BiH MoD is successfully carrying out despite the challenges and difficulties it is facing. He stressed that the support of the European Union is of crucial importance for Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially in the field of maintaining a stable and secure environment through the ALTHEA EUFOR mission in BiH. He also stressed the support to BiH defense institutions, where the capacities of the BiH Armed Forces are being strengthened through joint training and exercises with EUFOR, and through material and expert assistance in the process of dealing with surplus weapons, ammunition and mines (NMiMES).

Podžić especially thanked General Graziano for the support provided by the EU and EUFOR to BiH in the mine action process and informed the general that we had sent a Verbal Note through EUFOR to the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to help the demining process from the EU Peace Fund.

Speaking about the difficulties and challenges present in the functioning of defense institutions, the Minister cited the insufficient budget for defense, which has a negative impact on the implementation of commitments related to the implementation of activities from the document "BiH Defense Review" and initiating the modernization process of the BiH Armed Forces.

General Graziano expressed strong support for our country and reform processes and conveyed the message of support for the Council of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina as a united and sovereign country.

He expressed expectations that the ALTHEA mission in BiH will continue, in which the role of EUFOR forces is irreplaceable. The general also encouraged the officials of the MoD and AF BiH to use the presence of EUFOR in BiH, and to further strengthen the capacities of the Armed Forces of BiH through training programs and exercises that will be used internally, but also in peace support missions in the world, announced the BiH Ministry of Defense.

(FENA) A. B.

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