SARAJEVO, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Sifet Podzic, defense minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), on Tuesday called for Balkan regional cooperation to stand up to security challenges.
Podzic made the remark when opening the 14th Balkan Countries Chiefs of Defense Conference, which was held here to improve military cooperation among Balkan countries, strengthen the response to regional security challenges, and promote regional stability.
"While acknowledging all their political, economic and social differences, Southeast European countries belong to the same security region. They are affected by the same or very similar security threats, risks and challenges, whose consequences are generally spilling over and expand beyond national borders," said Podzic.
The conference offered the participants a chance to summarize experiences to more effectively apply the existing models to operational partnership, he added.
A joint statement on further cooperation was signed at the forum.
The members of the conference also include Albania, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece, Romania, North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey. Enditem
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