{"id":18544,"date":"2022-07-27T15:21:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T13:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&#038;p=18544"},"modified":"2022-07-27T15:21:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T13:21:42","slug":"president-milanovic-at-send-off-ceremony-of-1st-contingent-of-croatian-troops-to-hungary","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-at-send-off-ceremony-of-1st-contingent-of-croatian-troops-to-hungary\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 at Send-Off Ceremony of 1st Contingent of Croatian Troops to Hungary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces Zoran Milanovi\u0107 attended an official send-off ceremony of the 1<sup>st<\/sup> contingent of Croatian troops (HRVCON) participating in NATO\u2019s enhanced vigilance activities in Hungary as part of a Hungarian-led battlegroup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1<sup>st<\/sup> Croatian contingent is composed of 60 members of the Croatian Armed Forces (12 officers, 36 NCOs and 12 privates). At the official send-off ceremony, which was held at the 110<sup>th<\/sup> Croatian Army Brigade Barracks in Kamensko, President Milanovi\u0107 said the following: \u201cAs the Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces, I can assure you that we will not use you irresponsibly in any situation. There are few of you and your primary, only and constitutional goal is the defense of Croatia and its territory, its people and population, and ultimately the democratically elected state authorities. It is my duty, and our duty as the Croatian state leadership, to make decisions prudently, carefully and thoughtfully. The Decision to deploy members of the Croatian Armed Forces to Hungary is not a Decision that I signed easily and routinely.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is not by chance that you are going to Hungary. It\u2019s a neighbouring country, you\u2019re not far from home,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107, adding that an autumn of uncertainty lies ahead. \u201cBut I do have a little more optimism than 5, 10 or 20 days ago and it seems to me that the world could be more reasonable and that this horror will end and human lives will be saved. Make us proud, represent Croatia, its flag, its history and tradition. With full faith and hope that this crisis, which we were drawn into and which the world was drawn into by Russia\u2019s aggression against Ukraine, will not last for the next 10 years, I wish you the best of luck and that you do your job properly and professionally,\u201d President Milanovi\u0107 concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the Decision on the participation of Croatian Armed Forces in NATO\u2019s enhanced vigilance activities in Hungary, up to 70 members of the Croatian Armed Forces are to be deployed in 2022 and 2023, with the possibility of rotation. By participating in this NATO activity, the battlegroup of the 1<sup>st<\/sup> contingent of Croatian troops will further boost its capabilities, increase interoperability with the forces of other member states and contribute to strengthening the collective defense of the North Atlantic Alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also attending the send-off ceremony of the 1<sup>st<\/sup> contingent of Croatian troops to Hungary apart from the President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces were the Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces Admiral Robert Hranj, Deputy Commander of the Croatian Army Major General Tihomir Kundid and Commander of Operations Command of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces Brigadier General Ivan Turkalj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adviser to the President of the Republic for Defense and National Security Dragan Lozan\u010di\u0107 and Head of the Military Office Rear Admiral Predrag Stipanovi\u0107 were alongside the President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces Zoran Milanovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n<!--GALLERY BLOCK-->\n<div class=\"c-lightbox-gallery js-lightbox\">\n                <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_1508-1024x683.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_1508-768x512.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_1614-1024x576.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_1614-768x432.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_6643-1024x683.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_6643-768x512.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_6744-1024x585.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_6744-768x439.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n        <\/div>\n<!--end GALLERY BLOCK-->\n\n\n\n<p>PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia \/ Tomislav Bu\u0161ljeta<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces Zoran Milanovi\u0107 attended an official send-off ceremony of the 1st contingent of Croatian troops (HRVCON) participating in NATO\u2019s enhanced vigilance activities in Hungary as part of a Hungarian-led battlegroup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18530,"template":"","news-cat":[12],"class_list":["post-18544","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-cat-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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