U.S. Embassy in BiH Awards Certificates to Directorate Police Officers

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - Mark Romanowski, Deputy Chief of the Regional Security Office of the U.S. Embassy in BiH, today awarded certificates for successfully completed training "Providing First Aid in Combat Conditions" to 44 police officers of the Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies of BiH.

First aid equipment was also donated on this occasion.

Over the past year, the U.S. Embassy in BiH organized training on "Providing First Aid in Combat Conditions," attended by police officers of the Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies of BiH. Members of the Special Support Unit of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) participated in the realization of this training. This multi-month training consisted of theoretical and practical parts, with a special emphasis on the practical part of the training, which was conducted using state-of-the-art equipment.

Director Mirsad Vilić addressed the attendees during today's ceremony and stated that the realization of this training represents a continuation of the extremely successful cooperation between the Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies of BiH and the U.S. Embassy in BiH. This type of training for Directorate police officers is of exceptional importance in performing the demanding and challenging jobs and tasks that come with the title of police officer.