The Deputy Minister of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina for Resource Management, Aleksandar Goganović, today received a delegation from the United States of America headed by Major General Daniel Lasic, head of the Directorate for Plans, Policies, Strategies and Capabilities of the US European Command (USEUCOM), for an official visit.
General Lasic was accompanied by the US military attaché in BiH, Brigadier Eric Adams, members of the EUCOM delegation and the Office for Defense Cooperation of the US Embassy in BiH (ODC), and in the delegation of the BiH Ministry of Defense were the Assistant Minister of Defense of BiH for international cooperation, Zoran Šajinović, Inspector General of the Ministry of Defense of BiH, Brigadier General Mirsad Ahmić, and Chief of Cabinet of the Minister of Defense of BiH, Salko Beba.
At the beginning of the meeting, Deputy Minister Goganović welcomed the members of the American delegation on behalf of himself and on behalf of Defense Minister Helez and Deputy Minister Galić, and informed them about the priority activities of the MoD and the Armed Forces of BiH, which, among other things, concern the new composition of the General Corps of the Armed Forces of BiH and Defense Review.
He pointed out that the MoB&H will continue on the path of achieving good cooperation with all friends, countries that strive for prosperity, stabilization of peace and security both in BiH and in the entire region, and undoubtedly also with the USA.
They discussed the bilateral military cooperation between the two countries, which is implemented through a large number of programs that have been implemented so far in the field of training, modernization and development of the BiH Armed Forces, specifically valuable donations of multi-purpose all-terrain vehicles, new helicopters, additional equipment for the Light Infantry Battalion Group, improvement of the demining process , and strengthening the capacity of the BiH Armed Forces to assist civil authorities.
The importance of 20 years of successful cooperation between BiH and Maryland, which is implemented through the State Partnership Program (SPP), was particularly emphasized.
General Lasica pointed out that the USA values the friendly and strategic partnership with Bosnia and Herzegovina. He promised continued support for BiH’s Euro-Atlantic path, and pointed out that he sees many areas in which the two countries can cooperate.
In the end, the interlocutors concluded that further cooperation will be directed towards strengthening ties in the field of defense of the two countries, and expressed the expectation that the successful cooperation so far will continue through the implementation of projects through existing programs, with the aim of increasing the operational capabilities of the BiH Armed Forces.
After the meeting in the BiH MoD, it is planned that the US delegation will also meet with the delegation of the Joint Staff of the BiH Armed Forces, headed by the Chief of Staff, Colonel General Senad Mašović, the Public Relations Office of the BiH MoD announced.
