TUZLA, March 31 (Hina) - U.S. Defence Minister William Perry today visited IFOR Sector North-East in Tuzla, one of the destinations of his tour through the Balkans. Perry visited soldiers of the multinational battalion in
Tuzla.
TUZLA, March 31 (Hina) - U.S. Defence Minister William Perry today
visited IFOR Sector North-East in Tuzla, one of the destinations of
his tour through the Balkans. Perry visited soldiers of the
multinational battalion in Tuzla. #L#
Due to bad weather, Perry could not visit the Russian brigade,
located in Ugljevik, but he met the commander of the brigade,
Colonel Alexander Lentsov, at Tuzla airport.
Perry also met the U.S. soldiers accommodated in a camp in
Zivinac. He was welcomed by the IFOR chief commander Admiral
Leighton Smith and IFOR Sector North-East commander Major General
William Nash, who informed him about the situation in Bosnia-
Herzegovina and Sector North-East.
After the visit, Perry left for Sarajevo.
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