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Major General Beretin takes over as Croatian Army Commander

ZAGREB, 30 July (Hina) – Major-General Blaž Beretin took over as Commander of the Croatian Army at a ceremony held at Army Command Headquarters in Karlovac on Monday, the Ministry of Defence announced in a press release on Tuesday.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Tihomir Kundid, congratulated Beretin and wished him success in leading the largest branch of the Croatian Armed Forces.

Kundid said that the Army was undergoing intensive modernisation by being equipped with new weapons systems and combat platforms that would make a substantial contribution to the combat readiness of the Croatian Armed Forces.