The Minister of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zukan Helez, said today that due to the fire, which is spreading to the area of the "Sutjeska" National Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina will request international assistance, primarily from the neighboring countries - Montenegro, Serbia and Croatia.
"An accelerated procedure is underway within the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina to make the necessary decisions. If there had been no unnecessary delay, the fire would have been extinguished by now, but it is currently spreading and in order not to affect the Perućica rainforest, we decided to ask for help," he said. Helez for "Avaz" from Sarajevo.
He announced that during the day he will go to the site with the Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gojko Knežević.
Since this morning, two helicopters of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina have been providing assistance in extinguishing the fire above Tjentište to the Helicopter Service of the RS, firefighters, employees of NP "Sutjeska" and members of the Civil Protection of the RS, but they all failed to bring the fire under control and prevent its possible spread to the rainforest. Washing machine.
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