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National Defence committee I'd like to say that in Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are issues on which we haven't reached final agreement. Although it has been regulated within legal documents of our country and the ministry of defence that the goal of Bosnia and Herzegovina is to enter NATO, it isn't stated
May 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Milorad Zivkovic
National Defence committee Just as Macedonia has more soldiers in Afghanistan than any other country there, so Bosnia-Herzegovina can contribute to what is most dear to everybody, and that's human life. On the other hand, do not ask us to politically determine or clarify ourselves as having one position on
May 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Milorad Zivkovic
National Defence committee As I stated previously, we in Bosnia and Herzegovina have well-trained soldiers, morally, physically, psychologically. In those missions where it came to demanding healthy assistance, we proved ourselves. We see that even Canada is going to withdraw its troops in 2014, so there i
May 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Milorad Zivkovic
National Defence committee I spoke on these issues as the speaker of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia-Herzegovina, and I presented the opinion and standpoint of Bosnia-Herzegovina. I was referring to the conditions set up for Bosnia-Herzegovina, to the settlement. After
May 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Milorad Zivkovic
National Defence committee Well, I said it was the political assessment that NATO membership would provide more security in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region, and when I mentioned decreasing the number of soldiers, I meant actually that those discussions are run by the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegov
May 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Milorad Zivkovic
National Defence committee [Witness speaks in his native language]
May 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Milorad Zivkovic
National Defence committee According to the law on defence and on armed forces, we have 9,000 soldiers and an option to have a reserve of up to half that number of soldiers. As I've said, the reform of defence was one of the most successful reforms. The process of destroying ammunition was transparent, wh
May 29th, 2012Committee meeting
Milorad Zivkovic
National Defence committee Honourable Chair, ladies and gentlemen, Your Excellency, Ambassador, allow me to thank you for the warm welcome we've had over these days. Before this meeting we had discussions with the parliamentary secretary regarding this issue. We understand you had voting and we parliament
May 29th, 2012Committee meeting
His Excellency Milorad Zivkovic