Hungary sends new EUFOR contingent to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hungary has sent a new contingent of troops to Bosnia and Herzegovina who will begin service in the EUFOR peacekeeping mission there at the end of the month. Addressing the unit's farewell ceremony in Szekesfehervar, in central Hungary, on Friday, Major-General Laszlo Garas of the Hungarian Armed Forces said that because of its complex ethnic and religious situation and special state structure, Bosnia and Herzegovina could still not be considered a stable country. The EUFOR mission, however, serves to strengthen security in the region, he added.