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Excellent cooperation with Norway in field of defence
Belgrade/Oslo,
23 November 2017
Prime Minister Ana Brnabic spoke today, in the continuation of her official visit to the Kingdom of Norway, with representatives of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee of the Norwegian Parliament.
Brnabic noted that in addition to excellent bilateral political relations, the cooperation between Serbia and Norway in the field of defence is very developed.
Over the last seven years, the Kingdom of Norway has significantly supported the reform of the defence system of Serbia, with more than €4 million in various projects.
We are committed to continuing cooperation in the field of defence, especially military medical and military educational, the Prime Minister underlined.
The participation in multinational operations was also discussed at the meeting.
Members of the Serbian Army participated together with members of the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Norway in the UN mission MINURCAT in Chad and the Central African Republic.
The Prime Minister said that Serbia gives an active contribution to preserving peace and stability worldwide, with 344 members of the Serbian Army currently taking part in six UN missions and four EU missions.
Brnabic underlined that EU membership is the main foreign policy goal of Serbia and added that the assistance and support of the Kingdom of Norway in the implementation of reforms are very important for our country.
She said that for Serbia it would be very important to extend that support to the areas that are priorities in the government’s work: education, innovation and entrepreneurship, digitization and creative industries.
The meeting of Prime Minister Brnabic with representatives of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee of the Norwegian Parliament also touched on the issue of improvement of cooperation of the police of the two countries.
Over the last seven years, the Kingdom of Norway has significantly supported the reform of the defence system of Serbia, with more than €4 million in various projects.
We are committed to continuing cooperation in the field of defence, especially military medical and military educational, the Prime Minister underlined.
The participation in multinational operations was also discussed at the meeting.
Members of the Serbian Army participated together with members of the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Norway in the UN mission MINURCAT in Chad and the Central African Republic.
The Prime Minister said that Serbia gives an active contribution to preserving peace and stability worldwide, with 344 members of the Serbian Army currently taking part in six UN missions and four EU missions.
Brnabic underlined that EU membership is the main foreign policy goal of Serbia and added that the assistance and support of the Kingdom of Norway in the implementation of reforms are very important for our country.
She said that for Serbia it would be very important to extend that support to the areas that are priorities in the government’s work: education, innovation and entrepreneurship, digitization and creative industries.
The meeting of Prime Minister Brnabic with representatives of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee of the Norwegian Parliament also touched on the issue of improvement of cooperation of the police of the two countries.
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