Serbian Defence Ministry

BELGRADE - Marking a decade of the establishment of a state partnership programme between the Republic of Serbia and the Ohio National Guard, Defence Minister Zoran Djordjevic on Monday spoke with Ohio National Guard Commander Maj Gen Mark Bartman.

Maja Kocijancic, the European Commission spokesperson, said that "in the current circumstances" a Serbian-Russian joint military exercise would "send a wrong signal", the Belgrade-based Beta news agency reported on Tuesday.

"We expect Serbia to act in accordance with its obligations under EU accession process," Kocijancic added.

BELGRADE - The Ministries of Defence of Serbia and France have inked the 2015 military cooperation plan in Belgrade.

The document was signed on Monday by Serbian Navy Captain Milan Konjikovac and French Defence Attache Olivier Rouanet

BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Ministry and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Serbia carried out successful actions in strengthening peace, security and stabilisation of the situation in the region in the past year, Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic said.

BELGRADE - Preparations for the 28th Belgrade Marathon have been completed and the race, due to take place on April 18, should gather a record number of participants in elite races, the organisers of the Belgrade traditional event announced in the City Assembly on Tuesday.

The Serbian Defence Ministry on Monday said that President Nikolic had decided that the Serbian Army will take part in the Victory Day Parade in Red Square in Moscow on May 9, marking the 70th anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany in 1945.

BEOGRAD - The Serbian Defence Ministry has released on its website the annexes to the reports issued by two commissions about the March 13 helicopter crash in which six people and a baby died.

The Ministry released the annexes after receiving the approval from the High Public Prosecutor's Office.

BELGRADE - Joint participation in the multinational operation in Cyprus and the tradition of joint military exercises (Iron Cat and Neighbours) are an active contribution to improvement of good-neighbourly relations between Serbia and Hungary, Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic and Hungarian Ambassador to Serbia Attila Pinter noted on Wednesday.

BELGRADE/BRUSSELS - Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Wednesday and underscored that both sides are satisfied with the level of cooperation achieved so far, adding that Serbia wishes to develop its cooperation with the Alliance within the Partnership for Peace programme.

Serbia, Ohio National Guard mark years of partnership

Military-to-military co-operation is the most developed segment of the partnership between the Serbian Army and the Ohio National Guard.

A member of the Ohio National Guard stands between Serbian Army soldiers during a joint drill near the Serbian town of Nis. [AFP]