Commander of the NATO Headquarters in Sarajevo, Brigadier General Pamela L. McGaha met on Thursday with the Minister of National Defense of Turkey Yaşar Güler in the Butmir camp.

General McGaha expressed her gratitude to Turkey for its commitment and contribution to the NATO Headquarters in Sarajevo, as well as to the Defense Capability Building Package of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

As part of the continuous partnership with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, General McGaha thanked Turkey for the assistance in training members of the Armed Forces at military schools in the Republic of Turkey, with special emphasis on the training of helicopter pilots and flight instructors.

The visit emphasized that Turkey and NATO remain committed to maintaining a close partnership with Bosnia and Herzegovina for the benefit of all BiH citizens, NATO headquarters in Sarajevo said.