Thursday, March 28, 2024

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On the 21 November Rear Admiral Jorge Rodríguez-Urria , Director of Operations and Joint Administration of the Joint Staff of the Chilean Armed Forces, visited Commander EUFOR, Major General Anton Waldner in Sarajevo. It was the Rear Admiral's first visit to EUFOR's HQ in Camp Butmir. He was welcomed by an Honour Guard comprising of Turkish, Hungarian and Austrian soldiers from EUFOR's Multinational Battalion. After the ceremonial arrival COM EUFOR and the Rear Admiral discussed the current situation in BiH and EUFOR's involvement in supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina's Law Enforcement agencies maintain a safe and secure environment.

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On the 22 November Rear Admiral Rodríguez-Urria attended a formal presentation where he was briefed about the different EUFOR branches and their roles and responsibilities. On completion he met with the remaining Chilean Contingent who are based in BiH, but not normally based in Sarajevo. These soldiers were visiting camp Butmir for the EUFOR LOT House conference. This team of Chilean soldiers usually live and work in the EUFOR LOT House in Banja Luka. EUFOR has 17 EUFOR LOT houses in BiH, they are in touch with local authorities and the population in order to gain awareness of the needs and concerns of the people of BiH.

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