{"id":24279,"date":"2023-07-17T13:48:48","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T11:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&#038;p=24279"},"modified":"2023-07-17T13:48:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T11:48:51","slug":"president-milanovic-sees-off-croatian-soldiers-to-poland-we-honour-our-obligations-to-our-allies-but-your-principal-task-is-the-defense-of-the-homeland","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-sees-off-croatian-soldiers-to-poland-we-honour-our-obligations-to-our-allies-but-your-principal-task-is-the-defense-of-the-homeland\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 Sees Off Croatian Soldiers to Poland: We honour our obligations to our Allies, but your principal task is the defense of the Homeland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces Zoran Milanovi\u0107 attended today a send-off ceremony of the 12<sup>th<\/sup> contingent of Croatian soldiers who are about to join the enhanced Forward Presence military force (eFPBG-POL) as part of NATO activities in the Republic of Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his speech, President Milanovi\u0107 highlighted the importance of the professionalism and dedication of Croatian servicemen and women who will perform their duties in Poland. \u201cBe like soldiers, look like soldiers, behave like soldiers. Be exactly the way our girls and boys in Lithuania, whom I saw a few days ago, behave and look like,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pointing out that the primary and most important task of Croatian soldiers is to defend their Homeland, the President called on them to be loyal to the Homeland at all times. \u201cYour principal task and duty is the defense of the Homeland, together of course with being loyal to our allies. I can\u2019t stress and emphasize that enough and loud enough,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President also pointed to the fact that Croatia holds great respect for its obligations and underscored the need to nurture the culture of having respect for agreements: \u201cWe honour our obligations, we do not take them lightly. When we sign something and say something, we stick to it. It\u2019s in our culture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on NATO, the President asserted that it is a military alliance that calls for earnestness and devotion to duty. \u201cWe are part of an alliance. You are preparing and training for an extreme emergency, the need to come to someone\u2019s defense in line with Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. It\u2019s not a political playroom, it\u2019s an alliance of armies,\u201d he told the troops, adding that one of the goals of their engagement in Poland is acquaintance and cooperation with the allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new 69-member Croatian contingent, which was seen off today to Poland, consists of a self-propelled artillery battalion, a command company, a national enabler element, a mobile medical team, as well as staff in the Battle Group Command and Multinational Corps Northeast Headquarters. 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