FOUR BOSNIAN ARMY OFFICERS PARTICIPATED IN A MAJOR EUFOR EXERCISE

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (May 23,2008) - Between 19 and 23 May the European Union Force in Bosnia (EUFOR) carried out Map Exercise ‘Determination’ and invited four Bosnian Army officers to participate.

The exercise was controlled EUFOR HQ and rehearsed contingency planning procedures and information flow, for responding to genuine and crisis situations.

The exercise is part of an ongoing training programme for EUFOR and on this occasion the Bosnian Army officers were fully involved in the event, having previously acted as observers at a similar exercise. This reaffirms EUFOR’s intent to use its expertise to cooperate with the Bosnian Armed Forces whenever a suitable opportunity arises, the EUFOR said.

The EUFOR Commander, Major General Villalain said: “This successful exercise was extremely beneficial to all involved and demonstrates the increasing ability for the Bosnian Armed Forces to be fully engaged in the processes of maintaining a safe and secure environment, even if on this occasion it was for exercise purposes and in a fictitious scenario”.
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