Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Milos Vucevic met today in Rome, as part of a two-day official visit to the Republic of Italy, with Italian Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto.
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Quality development of cooperation with Italy in field of defence
Belgrade/Rome,
3 July 2023
Crosetto welcomed Vucevic with state and military honours, which was followed by a meeting between the two delegations and talks between the two ministers.
Vucevic said that Serbia appreciates the long-standing presence of members of the Italian Armed Forces in the KFOR operation, emphasising the importance of their participation as one of the largest contingents in that mission.
According to him, relations between the Serbian Army and KFOR are good, and it is in the interest of our country that they be even better, since Serbia sees KFOR as the only legitimate armed force in the area of Kosovo and Metohija and as a guarantor of the security of the Serbian people in our southern province.
The safety of KFOR members is unquestionable and is a priority for Serbia, Vucevic emphasised.
He informed Minister Crosetto about our country's position regarding the aggressive policy of the temporary Pristina institutions, which, with the support of certain countries, led to the escalation of the crisis in Kosovo and Metohija.
The Deputy Prime Minister conveyed Belgrade's request for the immediate release of the arrested Serbs and the cessation of further arrests, the withdrawal of fake mayors and special forces of the so-called Kosovo Police, as well as the urgent formation of the Community of Serb Municipalities.
The two officials agreed that the cooperation in the field of defence between Serbia and Italy is developing in a high-quality manner and rated the cooperation in the field of peacekeeping missions extremely highly, since members of the Serbian Army and members of the Italian Armed Forces are participating together in the UNIFIL multinational operation of the United Nations in Lebanon.
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Author: mod.gov.rs
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