Deputy Minister of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina for Resource Management Mirko Okolić received today Military Attaché of the Republic of Austria in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brigadier Erich Simbürger, in an official visit.

Okolić thanked Brigadier Simbürger for his continued cooperation with the B&H Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces (AFBiH), despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

The officials discussed the preparation of the plan of bilateral cooperation between the B&H Ministry of Defense and the Republic of Austria for this year.

In the past few years, bilateral cooperation has been especially intensified through the education of cadets from B&H at the prestigious Austrian Theresian Military Academy, the exchange of educators and the participation of members of the AFB&H in professional seminars and courses in Austria.

Both sides expressed confidence that further cooperation would continue to develop, the B&H Ministry of Defense said.