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Boosting regional cooperation in field of defence

Belgrade, 18 May 2023

The Ministry of Defence stated that Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Army General Milan Mojsilovic participated today in the 16th conference of the chiefs of general staff of the Balkan countries, held in Sofia.

The theme of this year’s conference was “Military connectivity in the region and military mobility as a special contribution to partnership in the Balkans – finding innovative ways for integration and cooperation”, and the chiefs of general staff of the Balkan countries had an opportunity to exchange experiences and positions on other relevant topics too, which are important for the further development of regional cooperation in the field of defence.

During his speech, Mojsilovic confirmed the commitment of the Serbian Army to the further development of this regional initiative, primarily through the improvement of military-military cooperation and the strengthening of trust between the armed forces of the member countries, which is of particular importance in the conditions of the current security situation at the global level.

During his visit to Sofia, the Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Army had separate bilateral meetings with Chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Army Admiral Emil Eftimov and Chairman of the European Union Military Committee General Robert Brieger, with whom he discussed the scope of military-military cooperation and the possibilities for its further improvement.

The forum of the chiefs of general staff of the Balkan countries brings together the chiefs of general staff of the armed forces of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, Romania, North Macedonia, Turkey and Montenegro, with the aim of strengthening military-military cooperation of the Balkan countries and a model of response to contemporary security challenges, risks and threats.

High representatives of the European Union and NATO, as well as the chiefs of general staff of the armed forces of Croatia and Slovenia participated in this year’s conference as guests, according to the statement of the Ministry of Defence.