The newly appointed commander of EUFOR in BiH, Major General Helmut Habermayer and his colleagues, visited the Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies of BiH today, where he met with Mirsad Vilić the director of the Directorate.
Director Vilić congratulated the EUFOR commander on his appointment and wished him a successful professional engagement in BiH. Since this is his first visit to the Directorate, director Vilić presented to the commander the Directorate's responsibilities and its role in the security system of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He also highlighted the successfully realized activities that marked the past period. Vilić emphasized that the activities undertaken by the Directorate and which it continues to carry out in order to build its capacities, are reflected in the procurement of material and technical resources and the organization of training for police officers.
He also stated that the Directorate, in accordance with its legal responsibilities, achieves continuous cooperation with EUFOR in BiH, which refers to the exchange of security interesting information, regarding announcements and notification related to EUFOR activities which are carried out in BiH.
The interlocutors talked about the event that was held yesterday in the Butmir camp on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between EUFOR and the law enforcement agencies (LEA) of BiH.
Habermayer pointed out that EUFOR is capable and reliable partner to the law enforcement agencies and police forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Major General stated that EUFOR performs its tasks in an impartial manner and that under his command it continues to work in close cooperation with partners and supports them in preserving and ensuring lasting peace, safe and stable environment for all the inhabitants of BiH.