ZAGREB, July 24 (Hina) - The United States Embassy's Office of Security Assistance will officially change its name into Office of Defence Cooperation (ODC) on July 28, the Zagreb-based Embassy said in a statement on Monday. The
statement says the upgrading of the office reflects the increasingly stronger and more positive relationship between the U.S. and Croatia in military cooperation. The ODC manages and is active in three major areas, the first being IMET, the International Military Education and Training programme, which offers the possibility of training for Croatia's military personnel in the U.S. and Croatia. The Foreign Military Sales (FMS)/Direct Commercial Sales programme enables the sale of U.S. defence-related product and training or services according to preferential tariffs, and offers support to U.S. military suppliers in the sale of defence product to Croatia. The Humanitarian Assistance p
ZAGREB, July 24 (Hina) - The United States Embassy's Office of
Security Assistance will officially change its name into Office of
Defence Cooperation (ODC) on July 28, the Zagreb-based Embassy said
in a statement on Monday.
The statement says the upgrading of the office reflects the
increasingly stronger and more positive relationship between the
U.S. and Croatia in military cooperation.
The ODC manages and is active in three major areas, the first being
IMET, the International Military Education and Training programme,
which offers the possibility of training for Croatia's military
personnel in the U.S. and Croatia.
The Foreign Military Sales (FMS)/Direct Commercial Sales programme
enables the sale of U.S. defence-related product and training or
services according to preferential tariffs, and offers support to
U.S. military suppliers in the sale of defence product to Croatia.
The Humanitarian Assistance programme offers means and surplus
property to Croatian areas needing such aid.
Since 1997, the ODC has offered assistance for 198 military persons
through the IMET programme, signed contracts worth US$100,000
through FMS, and offered humanitarian aid to Croatia worth
US$727,000.
Major Richard Liebl currently heads the ODC. Awaiting higher
activity in the FMS programme, the ODC will soon appoint a permanent
representative to the M-7 Supply and Contracting Management at
Croatia's Defence Ministry.
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