Ministry of Defense

Armed man surrenders to police in front of govt. HQ

BELGRADE -- An unidentified man on Friday caused an incident when he appeared in front of the Serbian government building armed with a pistol.

After "waving" the weapon and threatening to commit suicide, he surrendered to the police.

Military security agency marks its day

BELGRADE -- Serbia's Military Security Agency (VBA) is "a modern service fully prepared to adequately respond to all contemporary challenges and threats."

That is what VBA Deputy Director Brigadier General Petar Cvetković, said late on Wednesday during a reception organized to celebrate VBA Day.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Military Security Agency (VBA) is a modern service fully prepared to adequately respond to all contemporary challenges and threats, the VBA Deputy Director, Brigadier General Petar Cvetkovic, has said.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Military Security Agency (VBA) is currently working to shed some light on certain foreign intelligence services' espionage activities which, based on certain indications and available information, pose a serious threat to members of the Serbia's Defense Ministry and Armed Forces (VS), the VBA deputy director, Brigadier General Petar Cvektovic, has said.

Ex Army chief "has no new information" in Guards murder case

BELGRADE -- Retired General Branko Krga has told B92 that he does not know anything about the murder case of two members of the Guards unit, that took place in Belgrade.

Krga said that on the day they the two soldiers were shot and killed he was "not even in the country."

The Defense Ministry will push for a higher military spending to be allocated in 2015, media reports suggest.

Deficits impeding the army to cover even some of its most essential needs are behind the expected move, with at least BGN 1.2 B needed to ensure that money for additional training and armament is available, daily Pressa hints, citing ts own sources.

BELGRADE - Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic said during a meeting he has had with Head of the United Nations (UN) Office in Belgrade Peter Due in Belgrade that the cooperation between the Defense Ministry and the UN is very important to the continuation of Serbia's reform process and progress in European integration.

The situation in Ukraine poses a significant risk to the European security, Bulgarian caretaker Defense Minister Velizar Shalamanov said, Monday.

According to him, anyone who is somehow destabilizing the institutions in Bulgaria, poses a risk to the country and the crisis in Ukraine is such a risk factor, Darik news reports.

Serbian Army and NIS sign memorandum

BELGRADE -- Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gašić and Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS) CEO Kirill Kravchenko signed on Tuesday a memorandum on cooperation.

The document aims at improving traffic safety and the storage and transport of hazardous and explosive materials.

BELGRADE - Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic and Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS) CEO Kirill Kravchenko signed on Tuesday a memorandum on cooperation aimed at improving traffic safety and the storage and transport of hazardous and explosive materials.