Serbian Defence Ministry

BELGRADE - France promotes intensification of cooperation with Western Balkan countries and supports Serbia's European integration process, the Serbian Defence Ministry released on Friday, after the meeting between Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic and French Ambassador to Belgrade Francois-Xavier Deniau.

BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic and Greek Ambassador to Serbia Constantine Economides have discussed improvement of defence cooperation between the two countries.

The two countries need to work on improving cooperation in areas of mutual interest, on realistic and rational foundations, Gasic said on Thursday.

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.

BELGRADE - The plan of bilateral military cooperation for the year of 2014 was signed by the Defence Ministries of Serbia and Turkey in Belgrade.

The plan was signed on Wednesday and the main fields of military cooperation covered in the document comprise training and participation in joint exercises of special forces and cooperation in regional security initiatives.

BELGRADE - Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko laid a wreath at the Monument to the Unknown Hero in Avala near Belgrade late on Wednesday.

Accompanied by the intonation of the national anthems of Belarus and Serbia, Lukashenko honoured the Serb soldiers who did not hesitate to sacrifice their lives for freedom and a peaceful and dignified future for the coming generations.

BELGRADE - The ministries of defence of Serbia and Poland have signed the 2014 military cooperation plan in Belgrade.

Representative of the head of the Serbian Defence Ministry department for international cooperation Colonel Milan Konjikovac and Polish defence envoy to Belgrade Colonel Jerzy Stepancik signed the document, the Serbian Defence Ministry said on Friday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic conferred on Monday with a delegation of the Airbus Group company headed by Vice President for Central and South-East Europe Monique Demilly-Brepson and the meeting was also attended by German Ambassador in Belgrade Heinz Wilhelm.

BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic and German Ambassador to Serbia Heinz Wilhelm stated on Monday that the cooperation between Serbia and Germany in the sphere of defence is good.

BELGRADE - Nebojsa Rodic, Serbia's outgoing defence minister, will pay a visit to Italy on Monday during which he will meet with his Italian counterpart Roberta Pinotti to discuss the possibilities of fostering cooperation in the defence field.

Serbia, US increase military co-operation