Oct 19, 2010
Spanish troops have accomplished their mission in Bosnia Herzegovina, Spain’s defense minister said here Monday at a change of command ceremony for the European Union’s Multinational Battalion.
In Bosnia, Minister Carme Chacon said, “fear and despair have been transformed into joy, hope and enthusiasm for moving forward.”
“The citizens of what was a broken society have before them today a future of stability, hope and peace thanks to the effort of 46,000 Spaniards who never conceded defeat over nearly two decades,” she said, flanked by Spain’s senior military officer, Gen. Jose Julio Rodriguez.
Chacon traveled to Sarajevo to preside over the transfer of command of the Multinational Battalion from a Spanish officer to an Austrian one.
The battalion is the core of the European Union’s EUFOR operation in Bosnia Herzegovina.
Spanish troops have been in Bosnia since 1992 and Monday’s ceremony at Camp Butmir effectively marked the end of Spain’s military involvement in the former Yugoslavia, as Madrid withdrew its forces from Kosovo last year.
Aside from a score of military trainers, the more than 130 Spanish armed forces and civil guard now serving with EUFOR are to begin returning to Spain, though Chacon said Madrid will remain part of EU efforts to advise the Bosnian government. EFE
October 18, 2010EFE News Services
Spanish troops have accomplished their mission in Bosnia Herzegovina, Spain’s defense minister said here Monday at a change of command ceremony for the European Union’s Multinational Battalion.
In Bosnia, Minister Carme Chacon said, “fear and despair have been transformed into joy, hope and enthusiasm for moving forward.”
“The citizens of what was a broken society have before them today a future of stability, hope and peace thanks to the effort of 46,000 Spaniards who never conceded defeat over nearly two decades,” she said, flanked by Spain’s senior military officer, Gen. Jose Julio Rodriguez.
Chacon traveled to Sarajevo to preside over the transfer of command of the Multinational Battalion from a Spanish officer to an Austrian one.
The battalion is the core of the European Union’s EUFOR operation in Bosnia Herzegovina.
Spanish troops have been in Bosnia since 1992 and Monday’s ceremony at Camp Butmir effectively marked the end of Spain’s military involvement in the former Yugoslavia, as Madrid withdrew its forces from Kosovo last year.
Aside from a score of military trainers, the more than 130 Spanish armed forces and civil guard now serving with EUFOR are to begin returning to Spain, though Chacon said Madrid will remain part of EU efforts to advise the Bosnian government. EFE
October 18, 2010EFE News Services
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