EUFOR IS NOT CONCERNED WITH SECURITY SITUATION IN BOSNIA

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 15,2007) - The European Union Force in Bosnia (EUFOR) is of the opinion that the security situation in Bosnia is stabile.

”We have often stated in the past weeks that we see no changes to the security situation in the country”, EUFOR Spokesperson Major David Fielder told the press in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo.

He was asked to comment the recent article published at the Financial Times Magazine stating that there are thousands of illegal weapons warehouses in Bosnia and that those weapons could easily be used in the case of worsening of the ssecurity situation in the country.

”We are currently convinced that there is no threat here. We have the forces capable of dealing with any threat possible. Our verification teams are moving swiftly across the country to make sure those warehouses are kept under control”, Fielder said.

He added that the EUFOR verification teams have been working hard to find such warehouses. They are also fully engaged in making sure that ammunition and weapons’ movement is kept under control in Bosnia.