European Union forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR) continuously monitor the development of the country in close coordination with local security services, and are complete conscious security issues, they stated from EUFOR for Radio Free Europe (RSE).
– EUFOR monitors the situation throughout the country, and is ready to operate within the mandate, which he believed him from the International Forces to the Real Estate of Reality, on the occasion of the upcoming sentencing to the President of this BH. The entity of Milorad Dodik.
Proceedings 26. February
Namely, the imposition of the first instance judgment of Dodik and the second accused LUKIĆ official speaker Miloš Lukić was announced before the Court of BiH on the 26th. February. They are accused of non-compliance with the decisions of the High Representative of the International Community in BiH Christian Schmidt.
When asked whether EUFOR forces are ready in the event of violation of the safety of greater volume and in the event that domestic police and military forces have not made that “EUFOR structures continuously and carefully to satisfy the growing security needs “.
– At this point, in our focus, maintain stability and secure environment remains. If we notice a significant deterioration of the public order, or any threat to civilians, we will operate in close cooperation with local authorities and our international partners, within our mandate – they stated.
Continuous security environment assessments do not indicate immediate signs of deterioration, allegations from EUFOR, but despite the troupe remain fully ready to respond to different security scenarios.
Regular exercises
From EUFOR, the readiness is regularly checked through constant training and exercises, including the regular annual exercise “during which the troops demonstrate the ability to support the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina in maintaining a safe and stable environment, writes Radio Free Europe.
More than a thousand soldiers from the European Union, Switzerland, Turkey and Chile has been preserving peace and security in BiH for two decades. EUFOR also has a mandate for the use of force, in case 16 domestic police agencies and about 8,000 domestic soldiers cannot preserve a stable environment.
Mission mandate until November this year
The Military Mission “EUFOR – Althea” was established in BiH 1. December 2004. year, to take over the mandate from the NATO Mission, which lasted from the end of the war. The mandate of the mission is approved by the United Nations (UN) the Mission.
The UN Security Council is 1. November last year extended the mandate of the European Union military forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR ALTHE) until November 2025. Years.
From the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. years and simultaneous secessionist steps of the RS authorities in the RS, EUFOR doubled the number of soldiers at more than 1,500, including helicopter and armored units.
