Gasic: Serbia reliable, credible partner

BELGRADE - Serbia's attendance of the NATO summit in Wales underlines the fact that the country is assuming the position of a reliable and credible partner and that it is clearly committed to adopting the highest standards in specific fields in cooperation with different countries, Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic said on Tuesday.

During a meeting with British Ambassador to Serbia Denis Keefe, Gasic said that Serbia's attendance of the summit also confirms that it is developing a relationship of cooperation with Eastern as well as Western countries without eroding the concept of military neutrality, the Serbian Defence Ministry said in a statement.

"It is our clear commitment to adopt the highest standards in specific fields in cooperation with different countries. The summit was an opportunity to acquaint ourselves with the current regional and global security issues, as well as with existing initiatives to improve interoperability between partnership countries and NATO, which is one of our objectives as regards the defence policy," Gasic said.

Congratulating the United Kingdom on the success of the summit, Gasic said that Serbia's participation in similar events in the coming period would be greatly beneficial to its defence system.

Gasic and Keefe also discussed bilateral military cooperation, the reform of the security system, public relations, English language studies and cooperation through the NATO Trust Fund - fields seen as vital to the development of bilateral relations.

Gasic invited British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon to visit Serbia in the coming period.

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