Partnership for Peace

BRUSSELS - Serbia's Ambassador to NATO Branimir Filipovic says Serbia-NATO cooperation has been "continuously very good", with a high level of communication at various levels, and that it is very important for preserving peace and security in Kosovo-Metohija, NATO being the only legal military force in the territory under UNSCR 1244.

Romania's Defence Minister Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca will participate, May 27-28, in an informal meeting of the European Union defence ministers in Lisbon, Portugal, according to Romania's Defence Ministry (MApN).

The head of the Serbian delegation to the NATO assembly, Dragan Sormaz, has denied reports that adoption of a new Individual Partnership Action Plan, IPAP, with the Atlantic alliance has been delayed due to a lack of political will - and said the new plan involves cooperation at a higher level.

Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides says the Republic of Cyprus is not seeking membership into NATO or Partnership for Peace, reiterating that issues of security and defense are discussed inline with EU membership.

Secretary of State for Euro-Atlantic Bilateral and Strategic Affairs with the Romanian Foreign Ministry (MAE) George Cimaba welcomed on Wednesday visiting State Secretary with the Moldovan Defence Ministry Dumitru Manzarari, according to a MAE press statement.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic on Thursday held a meeting with NATO Deputy Secretary-General Rose Gottemoeller at which they agreed Serbia and NATO were firmly connected by the joint interest of preserving peace and stability in the Western Balkans.

Serbia wants cooperation with NATO, but it should be made clear to everyone we will not become a member of this or any military alliance, says Aleksandar Vulin.

Speaking about his visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, Serbia's defense minister told Pink TV that the Partnership for Peace program is the optimal level of cooperation with the western military alliance.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday received Gen Curtis Scaparrotti, Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO Allied Command Operations, expressing satisfaction with the good cooperation with NATO, which is developing with respect of Serbia's military neutrality.

BELGRADE - Serbia is pursuing a policy of military neutrality and has no aspirations to join NATO or any other military alliance, Serbian Acting PM and FM Ivica Dacic told a delegation of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Economics and Security Committee Tuesday.

Cooperation with NATO is successfully under way through the Partnership for Peace programme, he said.

Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met in New York on Thursday with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.