SARAJEVO, 7 Nov (Hina) - U.S. General William Crouch took over the command of the International Implementation Force (IFOR) at Sarajevo airport on Thursday.
SARAJEVO, 7 Nov (Hina) - U.S. General William Crouch took over the
command of the International Implementation Force (IFOR) at
Sarajevo airport on Thursday. #L#
General Crouch, who is in charge of NATO ground force in
Central Europe, took over his new office from Admiral Joseph Lopez,
who has headed IFOR since July this year. The take-over ceremony
was also attended by NATO secretary-general Javier Solana, NATO
chief commander in Europe, General George Joulwan, the Bosnian
Presidency members Kresimir Zubak and Momcilo Krajisnik, Bosnia's
Premier Hasan Muratovic and members of the diplomatic corps in
Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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