SARAJEVO, Bosnia (January 22 ,2008) – The Greek National Defence Minister Evangelos Meimarakis visited Bosnia at the invitation of the Bosnian Defence Minister Selmo Cikotic and met with the Greek contingent taking part in the European Union’s Althea peacekeeping mission in Bosnia.
Meimarakis was also briefed by the commander of the European Union force in Bosnia (EUFOR) the Spanish major-general Ignacio Martin Villalain, on the presence and prospects of the European force in Bosnia.
Having expressed the need for the continuity of EUFOR’s important achievements,Meimarakis assured anew Greece’s keen interest for the improvement of the situation of security in the broader region of the Southeastern Europe.
Meimarakis and Cikotic will sign today the first military cooperation agreement between Greece and Bosnia.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
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