Bosnia’s Defence Minister Sifet Podzic took part in an online conference "Contact Group for the Defence of Ukraine," the Ministry said Wednesday.

The session was also attended by BiH Assistant Minister of Defence for International Cooperation Zoran Sajinovic. This time, the official contact persons of the participants of this group were also appointed at the session. On behalf of the Defence Ministry and the Armed Forces of BiH, Brigadier Mirko Bosnjak and Colonel Enida Ramic from the Department for International Cooperation of the BiH Ministry of Defence have been designated as the contact persons.

Participation in the conference was held at the invitation of the United States Department of Defense. The sessions dealt with the current events of the war in Ukraine, information on donations to aid in the defence of Ukraine, and other issues relevant to this ongoing military conflict in Europe, the Ministry said.