ZAGREB, February 14, 2019 – Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović on Wednesday received a delegation of 17 generals and high ranking civilian officials from the United States Armed Forces who are in Croatia as part of the Capstone programme, a joint service professional military education course for newly promoted brigadier generals and rear admirals serving in the United States military, the Office of the Croatian President said in a press release.
The participants of the programme were led by retired US general Philip Breedlove and US Ambassador to Croatia Robert Kohorst.
Addressing her guests, Grabar-Kitarović focused on bilateral relations between Croatia and the United States as a key strategic partner in the defence sector, key security challenges Croatia was faced with and the importance of a trans-Atlantic alliance in maintaining Europe’s security architecture.
The talks also focused on possibilities to further promote defence cooperation, support the development of Croatia’s defence abilities and joint initiatives aimed at facing some of the key challenges to European and global security, such as terrorism, hybrid threats and energy security, the press release said.
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