Sarajevo: Document on armed forces reform signedSARAJEVO, July 18 (Hina) - The Bosnian Defence Reform Commission,chaired by Defence Minister Nikola Radovanovic and representative ofthe international community Raffi Gregorian, on
Monday signed adocument proposing the cancellation of the entity defence ministries(the ministry of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the ministryof Republika Srpska) and military service as well as theimplementation of the professional military system in Bosnia whichwould have between 9,000 and 10,000 members.
SARAJEVO, July 18 (Hina) - The Bosnian Defence Reform Commission,
chaired by Defence Minister Nikola Radovanovic and representative of the
international community Raffi Gregorian, on Monday signed a document proposing
the cancellation of the entity defence ministries (the ministry of the
Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the ministry of Republika Srpska) and
military service as well as the implementation of the professional military
system in Bosnia which would have between 9,000 and 10,000 members.
The document foresees the adoption of a new defence law and a law on military
service in the Bosnian Armed Forces by the end of this year at the latest.
The international community's High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, said
that the proposal for the reorganisation of the defence and armed forces in
Bosnia was one of the biggest turning points after the signing of the Dayton
Agreement.
Raffi Gregorian said that the armed forces reforms would help Bosnia
join Euro-Atlantic integration processes.