Left to Right, Brigadier General Enyeart, Mr. Serge Brammertz, COM EUFOR

On 19th October 2010, Mr. Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor of the International Crime Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), paid a visit to EUFOR HQ in Camp Butmir, Sarajevo. He was greeted by COM EUFOR, Major General Bernhard Bair and COM NATO HQ Sarajevo Brigadier General Enyeart, after which they sat down for an office call.

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COM EUFOR at EUFOR Cup 2010 opening in Sarajevo.

On 19th October 2010, COM EUFOR, Major General Bernhard Bair, opened the 2^nd EUFOR Cup 2010 qualifier at Vistafon hall, Sarajevo.

COM EUFOR thanked all the partners of the Cup, especially AF BiH without whose help this event would not have been possible and said that the most important thing was the opportunity to meet and mix with other players.

48 teams from the Sarajevo region will compete for places in the national final, taking place in November.

Read more: COM EUFOR Opens EUFOR Cup 2010 Qualifiers in Sarajevo

Brigadier General Baki Kavun with COM EUFOR.

On 19^th October 2010, Brigadier General Baki Kavun, Peace Support Operations (PSO) Brigade Commander of Turkey, paid a visit to COM EUFOR, Major General Bernhard Bair. During the subsequent office call, the two Generals exchanged their opinions on a number of matters. COM EUFOR informed Brigadier General Kavun about the security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and also took the opportunity to praise the effort and contribution of the Turkish contingent of EUFOR, currently the second largest contribution within the mission. These troops form part of the Multinational Battalion and man some of the Local Observation Team houses around the country.

Photo 1: Left to Right on front row: H.E. Alejandro Alvargonzález San Martín, Minister Cikotić, General Jose Julio Rodriguez Fernandez, Mrs. Carme Chacón Piqueras (on podium), Major General Bernhard Bair.

On 18^th October 2010, the Spanish Minister of Defence, Mrs. Carme Chacón Piqueras, visited EUFOR HQ with a high level delegation including the Chief of Staff General Jose Julio Rodriguez Fernandez, to meet with COM EUFOR, Major General Bernhard Bair. She was greeted by a Guard of Honour outside the EUFOR HQ building.

During the subsequent office call, COM EUFOR praised the contribution, sacrifice and the commitment of the Spanish Military and Guardia Civil to Bosnia Herzegovina and the EUFOR ALTHEA mission and thanked the Spanish for their ongoing commitment to the Capacity Building and Training Mission.

Read more: COM EUFOR hosts Spanish Defence Minister and Change Of Command of the Multinational Battalion

From left to right: Commander of the Austrian Joint Forces Command, Lieutenant General Günter Höfler; Charge d’Affaires Austrian Embassy, Mag. Brigitte Pfriemer; COS EUFOR, Brigadier General Günter Giesa; AUT NCC, Colonel Johann Lattacher; and Austrian Defence Attaché, Brigadier General Andreas Rotter.

On 18^th October 2010, the Commander of the Austrian Joint Forces Command, Lieutenant General Günter Höfler, met with COM EUFOR, Major General Bernhard Bair, in Camp Butmir, Sarajevo.

 

During the office call, the two Austrian Generals shared their opinions on a variety of issues and COM EUFOR briefed Lt Gen Höfler on the current security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. COM EUFOR praised the continuing contribution of the Austrian Contingent of troops within the force.

 

Lt Gen Höfler main purpose for visiting the country was to attend the Change Over of Command of the Multinational Battalion where he saw the Austrian Lt Colonel Bernd Rott take over from Lt Colonel Spanish Marines Angel Herrezuelo Pérez.

Read more: Commander of the Austrian Joint Forces Command Meets COM EUFOR

Mr. Hellmut Königshaus with COM EUFOR.

On 18^th October 2010, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the German Armed Forces, Mr. Hellmut Königshaus, paid a visit to EUFOR HQ where he met with COM EUFOR, Major General Bernhard Bair.

COM EUFOR informed the Commissioner on the current security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and took the opportunity to praise the contribution of the German contingent to EUFOR mission.