Published December 18,2024
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NATO on Wednesday reaffirmed its unwavering dedication to Bosnia and Herzegovina‘s sovereignty, safety, and stability throughout a high-level assembly at its headquarters in Brussels.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte welcomed Zeljka Cvijanovic, the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency chairwoman, emphasizing the alliance’s practically three-decade-long partnership with the nation and the Western Balkans.
“Bosnia and Herzegovina can count on NATO‘s unwavering support,” Rutte mentioned throughout a joint press convention.
“As we approach the 30th anniversary of the Dayton Agreement next year, our commitment to Bosnia and Herzegovina and regional stability remains firm. We strongly support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of your country. A stable and secure Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as a peaceful Western Balkans, are in our strategic interest,” he mentioned.
He underscored NATO’s long-lasting help for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s armed forces, protection reforms, and capability constructing by initiatives such because the protection capability constructing bundle and every day efforts on the NATO headquarters in Sarajevo.
He additionally highlighted the complementary nature of NATO’s help to the nation’s EU accession course of.
“NATO continues to work in lockstep with the European Union through Operation Althea, with the support under the Berlin Plus arrangements. The security of Bosnia and Herzegovina matters for the region and the alliance, and we will not allow hard-won peace to be jeopardized,” he added.
Cvijanovic, for her half, expressed gratitude for NATO’s constant help, significantly in protection and safety capability constructing.
“We are grateful to NATO for help that has been given to us all through the years, and we anticipate, really, that this help goes to be there each time it is wanted.
“And also, I would like to thank you for, especially for the support that was given to us in terms of capacity building, defense, and related security capacity building, and we would like to actually support to be continued in the future,” she mentioned.
Source: www.anews.com.tr