Delegation of Centar Municipality joins the marking of the Day of the First Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

At the Kovači martyrs' cemetery, by laying flowers, reciting Fatiha and paying due respect to all martyrs and fallen members of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the manifestation „Guardians of the Heart of Bosnia“ dedicated to the formation of the First Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina officially began today, reports the Patria news agency.

The manifestation, organized by the Ministry for Veterans' Affairs of Sarajevo Canton in cooperation with the Association of Brigade Associations of the 1st Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was attended by representatives of the Centar Municipality: Mayor Dževad Bećirević and his advisor Mustafa Resić, Deputy Chairman of the Council Slaven Kovačević, councilors Dževad Topić and Suvad Kerla, and Haris Vlajčić, advisor to the Chairman of the Municipal Council.

The delegation visited and laid flowers at the grave of the late Alija Izetbegović, the first president and supreme commander of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and at the monument to the murdered children of besieged Sarajevo. Due respect was also paid at the cemetery in front of the Alipašina Mosque, the martyrs' cemetery at the Koševo auxiliary stadium, and at the Lav, Sveti Josip and Sveti Marko cemeteries.

Congratulations on the occasion of marking the 23rd anniversary of the formation of the First Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina were also sent by Nedžad Ajnadžić, wartime commander of the First Corps and Chairman of the Centar Municipal Council, the Centar Municipality announced.