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Romanian Major General Florin-Marian BARBU, EUFOR Commander, and US Army Brigadier General Matthew VALAS, NHQ Sa Commander, received Italian Army Lieutenant General Rodolfo SGANGA, Chief of staff, Allied Joint Forces Command (JFC) Naples, and Head of EUCE, during Sganga's first official visit to the Western Balkans from 07 to 11 April, 2025.

(Left) Italian Army Lieutenant General Rodolfo Sganga, Chief of Staff, Allied Joint Forces Command Naples and Head of EUCE, meets with (Right) U.S. Army Brigadier General Matthew Valas, NHQ Sa Commander, during a briefing at Camp Butmir, Sarajevo.

Sganga was welcomed from the two Commanders in Camp Butmir, Sarajevo, and received an update on the current state of security in BiH. Sganga met with the EUFOR and NHQ SA Staff and explained his intent for the way forward in his capacity of COS JFCNP and HEAD of EUCE.

Sganga had a fruitful meeting visiting a Liaison Observation Team in “Novo Sarajevo”. There he could appreciate the important activity performed by EUFOR troops leaving with the people in Sarajevo.

(Left) Italian Army Lieutenant General Rodolfo Sganga, Chief of Staff, Allied Joint Forces Command Naples and Head of EUCE presents a commemorative plaque to (Right) U.S. Army Brigadier General Matthew Valas, NHQ Sa Commander, during his first official visit to the Western Balkans, underlining NATO’s commitment to regional stability.

Italian Army Lieutenant General Rodolfo Sganga, Chief of Staff, Allied Joint Forces Command Naples and Head of EUCE, poses with staff from NHQ Sa and EUFOR during his visit to the Western Balkans.

(Right) Romanian Army Major General Florin-Marian Barbu, EUFOR Commander, presents a plaque to (Left) Italian Army Lieutenant General Rodolfo Sganga, Chief of Staff, Allied Joint Forces Command Naples and Head of EUCE, during a recognition ceremony at Camp Butmir, Sarajevo.

Sganga also expressed to the troops, of both Commands, his appreciation for the role performed by EUFOR and NHQ Sa in cooperating with Bosnian institutions and maintaining close relations with a wide range of interlocutors, including international security organizations.

EUFOR DCOM escorted Sganga on a reconnaissance flight by helicopter over the EUFOR Area of Responsibility.

Aside those visits, Sganga had the opportunity, also to visit the Italian Ambassadors in BiH and Serbia.

This is the first of a series of visits that LT GEN Sganga will perform within the JFCNP Theatres.