Ministry of Defense

BELGRADE - Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic said during a meeting he has had with Head of the United Nations (UN) Office in Belgrade Peter Due in Belgrade that the cooperation between the Defense Ministry and the UN is very important to the continuation of Serbia's reform process and progress in European integration.

The situation in Ukraine poses a significant risk to the European security, Bulgarian caretaker Defense Minister Velizar Shalamanov said, Monday.

According to him, anyone who is somehow destabilizing the institutions in Bulgaria, poses a risk to the country and the crisis in Ukraine is such a risk factor, Darik news reports.

Serbian Army and NIS sign memorandum

BELGRADE -- Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gašić and Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS) CEO Kirill Kravchenko signed on Tuesday a memorandum on cooperation.

The document aims at improving traffic safety and the storage and transport of hazardous and explosive materials.

BELGRADE - Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic and Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS) CEO Kirill Kravchenko signed on Tuesday a memorandum on cooperation aimed at improving traffic safety and the storage and transport of hazardous and explosive materials.

Defense minister to take part in NATO summit

BELGRADE -- Defense Minister Bratislav Gašić will head a delegation that will attend the NATO summit in Wales, set to held on September 5 and 6.

An edited version of a working paper called Outlook 2020: Bulgaria and NATO in European Defense [BG] has been published on the Ministry of Defense's website....

More Russian humanitarian aid arrives in Serbia

BELGRADE -- Another airplane carrying humanitarian assistance from Russia to the flood-affected areas of Serbia landed at the military airport Batajnica last night.

The cargo is the second part of a shipment of assistance consisting of a total of 90 tons, the Ministry of Defense announced.

BERLIN - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met in Berlin Thursday with Chairman of the Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Council of Ministers Vjekoslav Bevanda to discuss further cooperation between the two countries in all fields and their European perspective.

Top officials to gather at Battle of Cer memorial

BELGRADE -- The 100th anniversary of the Battle of Cer will be marked on Tuesday at the memorial complex in Tekeriš near Loznica, western Serbia.

A state delegation at the central ceremony, organized by the government, will be led by Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić.

BELGRADE - Officials of the Serbian and Chinese defense ministries signed Wednesday in Belgrade a protocol on the EUR 350,000 donation in medical supplies and equipment to be provided by the Chinese ministry.