Gasic: Serbia to be unbiased OSCE chair

BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic on Tuesday discussed with the head of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to Serbia Peter Burkhard current cooperation and Serbia's upcoming OSCE chairmanship in 2015.

Gasic said that Serbia - which last January joined the OSCE coordination body, the so-called troika, comprised of Ukraine (chaired the OSCE in 2013), Switzerland (the current chair) and Serbia - "will do everything to be an unbiased OSCE chair."

He noted that all processes started this year will be implemented and that "a joint plan has been worked out that includes the military and political dimension of security."

Gasic also spoke about the recent floods in Serbia and the significant role of the Serbian Armed Forces in remedying their consequences, the Serbian Defence Ministry said in a statement.

Gasic and Burkhard noted the importance of cooperation in sub-regional and regional initiatives in processes, the Serbian ministry said on its website.

Particularly discussed was the practical assistance provided by the OSCE in the Capacity Development Programme for Conventional Ammunition Stockpile Management (CASM) for the Republic of Serbia.

Also discussed was the implementation of the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security in the reform of the military system.

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