Mark Ferguson

Bulgaria's participation in the implementation of NATO assurance measures was a key topic of discussion during the visit of Lieutenant General D. Michael Day, Deputy Commander of the NATO Joint Force Command Naples (JFCNP), to Bulgaria.

The TRIDENT JOUST 15 military exercise, conducted by the Allied Joint Force Command Naples personnel, which is in charge with the NATO Response Force this year, will start on Wednesday on the Cincu Range in Brasov County and will end on June 28.

The missile defence base of Deveselu will operate under the authority of the Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples, Defence Minister Mircea Dusa announced on Tuesday. The base's objectives will become operational by the end of this year, he mentioned.

National Defence Minister Mircea Dusa in Bucharest on Tuesday will meet Admiral Mark Ferguson, Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples, during the latter's two-day visit to Romania, at the invitation of General Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Nicolae Ciuca, informs a press release of the National Defence Ministry remitted to AGERPRES.

Serbia, NATO improve military co-operation

Co-operation with the Alliance will help Serbia modernise its defence system and improve the country's military capabilities.

Military-to-military co-operation with NATO includes training and strengthening the Serbian Armed Forces' capacities for peacekeeping missions. [AFP]

"Cooperation with NATO should reflect Serbia's needs"

BELGRADE -- Cooperation with NATO "should reflect Serbia's needs," Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic said on Wednesday as he met with a high ranking NATO official.

BELGRADE - Cooperation with NATO should reflect Serbia's needs, Serbian Minister of Defence Bratislav Gasic said on Wednesday, adding that by participating in the Partnership for Peace program, the country is building the necessary capacities for the engagement in the UN and EU operations.

"NATO respects Serbia's military neutrality"

BELGRADE -- "We cannot change what happened in the past, but I believe that the relations between Serbia and NATO have improved," says U.S. Admiral Mark Ferguson.

"Today I can say that we are working together and moving forward," the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa added.

BELGRADE - We cannot change what happened in the past, but I believe that the relations between Serbia and NATO have improved, and today I can say that we are working together and moving forward, said Admiral Mark Ferguson, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa commander.