US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Carpenter visited BiH officials in Sarajevo this week, where he discussed cooperation in the global effort to combat the Islamic State organization. Carpenter praised the close cooperation between US agencies and BiH officials, and discussed opportunities for further collaboration and support.
He stresses that BiH has done a great job in this respect, but still everyone “should remain vigilant”, since only one mistake is sufficient for a tragedy such as the terrorist attacks in Paris or Brussels.
“It is important that all countries, especially European countries, work together and fight against the foreign fighters and we are very pleased that the BiH adopted the law against foreign fighters.
Cooperation in combating violent extremism is also good with the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. All the governmental institutions in every country should work on prevention of the flow of foreign fighters -terrorists,” says Carpenter.
