Shorouk Express 
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 12. The official
visit of Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel
General Zakir Hasanov, to Bosnia and Herzegovina continues,
Trend reports via
the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense.
As part of the visit, Colonel General Hasanov visited the
Command of the European Union Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina and
the Turkish Contingent.
Following the official welcoming ceremony held at Camp Butmir,
the minister met with the commander of the European Union Force in
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Major General Florin-Marian Barbu.
During the meeting, the Azerbaijani delegation was provided with
detailed information about the activities of the Command.
Azerbaijan’s positive experience in cooperation within the
Partnership for Peace program and the Operational Capabilities
Concept program was emphasized, and a number of other issues of
mutual interest were discussed.
Then Colonel General Hasanov met with Commander of the Turkish
Contingent, Colonel Mustafa Çetin Çelik. At the meeting, the
minister expressed condolences to the representatives of the
fraternal country for the servicemen who became martyrs as a result
of the crash of the C-130 military cargo plane that departed from
Azerbaijan to Türkiye and went down on November 11 at the
Georgian-Azerbaijani border.
The Turkish Contingent is in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of
the
EUFOR ALTHEA mission to help maintain peace and stability
through military training and exercises. Additionally, Turkey
engages in diplomacy to support Bosnia’s territorial integrity and
sovereignty, mediating between different parties and working to
foster regional stability and prosperity.
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