British Army commander Lieutenant General Ivan Jones has visited participants in the international military exercise Swift Response 19 in Croatia, the Croatian Defence Ministry said on Sunday.

The British general met with the Croatian Army commander, Major General Sinisa Jurkovic, and the Guards Mechanised Brigade commander, Brigadier General Tihomir Kundida. After the meeting, the two delegations went to the army training ground at Slunj to visit troops from Great Britain and France.

Jones thanked Croatia for the hospitality and support extended to the British troops who have been exercising on several training grounds in Croatia for the last two weeks.