ZAGREB, Oct 14 (Hina) - Croatia's Defence Minister Pavao Miljavac and the director of the department for planning and commanding policy of the US Army in Europe, Major General Charles J. Wax, on Thursday held talks in Zagreb. They
discussed the cooperation between the Croatian Army and the Stuttgart-based command of US forces in Europe. This cooperation has been conducted, among other things, through the JCTP (Joint Contact Team Program). "Since 1996 Croatia has participated in JCTP which the U.S. command is carrying out in European countries. We have made over 90 joint activities within this programme," Minister Miljavac said. We also considered ideas for promoting our cooperation through JCTP, which is successful but can be better, the US General added. The other topic of the Miljavac-Wax talks was a possible project of constructing in Croatia a training centre for non-commissioned officer
ZAGREB, Oct 14 (Hina) - Croatia's Defence Minister Pavao Miljavac
and the director of the department for planning and commanding
policy of the US Army in Europe, Major General Charles J. Wax, on
Thursday held talks in Zagreb.
They discussed the cooperation between the Croatian Army and the
Stuttgart-based command of US forces in Europe.
This cooperation has been conducted, among other things, through
the JCTP (Joint Contact Team Program).
"Since 1996 Croatia has participated in JCTP which the U.S. command
is carrying out in European countries. We have made over 90 joint
activities within this programme," Minister Miljavac said.
We also considered ideas for promoting our cooperation through
JCTP, which is successful but can be better, the US General added.
The other topic of the Miljavac-Wax talks was a possible project of
constructing in Croatia a training centre for non-commissioned
officers and officers who may be deployed in future peace
operations.
The US command can help us to organise and structure this project,
and the establishment of such centre will be yet another
contribution of Croatia to the stability in the region, Croatian
Minister said.
Gen. Wax congratulated Minister Miljavac on progress achieved in
democratisation and implementation of the Dayton peace accords.
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