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SARAJEVO, February 24 (FENA) - Defense Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sifet Podžić received today Ambassador of the Republic of North Macedonia Ekrem Ebibi, to discuss the continuation of successful bilateral defense cooperation between the two countries, emphasizing the need to strengthen regional cooperation, and to share experiences on the road to EU and NATO integration.
Podžić expressed his welcome and gratitude to Ambassador Ebibi for the friendly relations between the two countries.
He expressed content with the good bilateral defense cooperation between the two countries since 2006.
This cooperation is promoted each year through various forms of cooperation such as cooperation within the Regional Public Relations Center in Skopje and the Training Center for Peace Support Operations in Butmir, Sarajevo, participation in joint exercises, regional initiatives, through the exchange of experience, etc.
Podžić thanked the North Macedonian MoD for accepting the training of pilots and cadets of the BiH Armed Forces at its military academies and for supporting the representative of the AF BiH in the Balkan Medical Task Force (BMTF).
Ebibi stressed that the bilateral relations between the two countries in the field of defense are at a high level, and expressed confidence that cooperation would be further strengthened.
He added that the two countries share common strategic goals of EU membership, the MoD BiH Public Relations Office stated.
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