The Deputy Commander of EUFOR, Brigadier General Lorenzo Dal Maso, confirmed that the first contingent of soldiers from Romania arrived in Bosnia and Herzegovina this afternoon.
They are the first soldiers from the EUFOR reserve force to arrive at Sarajevo Airport.
Earlier today, the European Union Force (EUFOR) Headquarters announced that the reserve forces will arrive in Bosnia and Herzegovina from today by land, via the Svilaj and Bijača border crossings, and by air via Sarajevo Airport.
In the coming days, EUFOR forces will be reinforced with soldiers, vehicles and helicopters from the Czech Republic, Italy and Romania.
In order to ensure the smooth conduct of this operation, EUFOR announced that it will take all necessary measures to minimize any impact on local communities and road traffic.
EUFOR thanked citizens for their understanding and asked that all road users follow the instructions of the competent authorities during the transport of military equipment.
The political crisis and tension in Bosnia and Herzegovina intensified with the adoption and subsequent signing of a decree on the implementation of the law in Republika Srpska, which prohibits the work of state judicial institutions and police agencies in that entity.
The decrees were signed by the President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, who was sentenced in the first instance in late February to a year in prison and was banned from holding the office of President of RS for six years for disobeying the decisions of the High Representative in BiH, Christian Schmidt.
The Constitutional Court of BiH temporarily suspended the laws, AA writes.
