MILITARY EXERCISE 'DYNAMIC RESPONSE' PRESENTED IN ZAGREB

( Editorial: --> 3645 ) ZAGREB, Feb 21 (Hina) - The Government Office for Relations with the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and other international organisations organised the presentation of the military exercise "Dynamic Response" in the Croatian Government offices in Zagreb on Saturday. "Dynamic Response" will be held on the territory of Bosnia- Herzegovina from 23 March to 9 April this year. The presentation was attended by the members of the Croatian Defence Ministry, Interior Ministry, Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Traffic and Communications, and Foreign and Finance Ministries. The presentation was conducted by the head of the Stabilisation Force (SFOR) support command in Croatia, General John Milne. The aim of the exercise is to train strategic reserve forces in supporting SFOR for the sake of demonstrating the commitment of the international community to the Dayton agreement. The exercise will include some 2,300 troops from the United States, Italy, the Netherlands, Turkey, Poland and Romania. Operations on the Croatian territory will consist exclusively of transport of troops and equipment via sea, air and roads. (hina) rm 211451 MET feb 98