WASHINGTON, March 17 (Hina) - The appointment of Nikola Radovanovic as Bosnia-Herzegovina's first defence minister is an important watershed in Bosnia's transformation from a country with two armies into a sovereign democracy with a
single defence system, U.S. State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said on Tuesday, adding that the U.S. was willing to help Bosnia reform its defence system.
WASHINGTON, March 17 (Hina) - The appointment of Nikola Radovanovic as
Bosnia-Herzegovina's first defence minister is an important watershed
in Bosnia's transformation from a country with two armies into a
sovereign democracy with a single defence system, U.S. State
Department spokesman Adam Ereli said on Tuesday, adding that the U.S.
was willing to help Bosnia reform its defence system.#L#
Ereli urged Radovanovic to act fast in carrying out the reform
criteria NATO set as imperative for Bosnia to join the Partnership for
Peace programme. He stressed the need to fully cooperate with the
Hague war crimes tribunal, notably in the extradition of the accused.
Nothing would be more indicative of Bosnia's willingness to join NATO
than the arrest and surrender of Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic,
Ereli said.
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