Bosnia and Herzegovina requested NATO for a base on its territory – 2024-05-25 12:38:34

by times news cr

2024-05-25 12:38:34

Throughout a gathering with NATO representatives in Brussels, the Minister of Protection within the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zukan Helez, known as for the institution of a NATO base within the nation, saying that Russia “should not be allowed to penetrate into the guts of Europe by the Western Balkans”, reported Tanyug.

Hélez proposed “bettering cooperation between Bosnia and Herzegovina and NATO, which might result in the strengthening of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s protection system and the equipping of the armed forces with short- and medium-range anti-tank and anti-aircraft techniques” with the intention to “stop the undesirable affect of Russia and related harmful forces within the areas of the Western Balkans”, introduced the Ministry of Protection of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BTA reported.

Helez claims that the creation of a NATO base in Bosnia and Herzegovina “will cease the unfold of harmful influences and supply extra ensures for the nation’s stability, safety, sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

He’s mentioned to have knowledgeable NATO’s supreme commander in Europe, Basic Christopher Cavoli, that “the political scenario and the safety scenario have deteriorated” in Bosnia and Herzegovina, that “these circumstances are serving to Russia to destabilize the area,” and that NATO “shouldn’t stay detached to such actions of the Russian Federation”.

It added that Cavoli proposed that Bosnia and Herzegovina be invited to full NATO membership and that as a NATO member it will make this alliance stronger.

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