Members of the parliamentary Defence Committee visited on Tuesday Slovenian soldiers taking part in the peace-keeping mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina. According to the committee's chair, Anton Anderlic, the visiting MPs got positive reviews of the job performed by Slovenian troops.
The five-member parliamentary delegation that visited the Slovenian soldiers taking part in the Althea peace-keeping operation in Bosnia also met the operation's commander, German Rear Admiral Hans-Jochen Witthauer, who praised the work of the Slovenian troops.
"The commander informed us that he was extremely pleased with the work of our soldiers, who are doing a very fine job," Anderlic told STA. Anderlic added that local people were also happy with the presence of Slovenian soldiers. "Probably because our language and culture are similar."
The visit, said Anderlic, was part of routine activities of the committee. "Our aim is to check the mood in the army...and to check the command's assessments on the progress of the operation," Anderlic said.
According to him, there was no dissatisfaction among Slovenian soldiers serving in Bosnia. Nevertheless, Slovenia needs to speedily adopt legislation on armed forces personnel in order to avoid mass departures from the service, he added.
Slovenia has 53 soldiers in Bosnia, who are serving as part of the EU's force overseeing peace in the country.
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