07.10.2016.
Minister of Defence meets Ambassador of Finland
Defence Minister Zoran Djordjevic discussed with the Ambassador of the Republic of Finland in Belgrade, Pertti Ikonen, the possibilities for improving cooperation in the defence field.Serbia is interested in further development of cooperation in the areas of common interest, because our two countries, apart from the military neutrality, have many similarities, the defence minister said in the conversation. Therefore, the Ministry of Defence was interested in establishing a more intensive cooperation with the Finnish Ministry of Defence, Djordjevic said.
Preserving the territorial integrity and sovereignty, the European integration and the regional cooperation, as well as the balanced defence policy, are the main priorities and goals of Serbia. During the talks, Djordjevic thanked for the support and expert assistance of Finland in the European integration of our country, with the use of EU pre-accession instruments. He also introduced the Finnish Ambassador to the priority activities of the Ministry of Defence in the framework of cooperation with the European Union.
Cooperation of the Republic of Serbia with NATO takes place in the framework of the Partnership for Peace, as an optimum framework for cooperation, and cooperation between the Serbian Armed Forces and KFOR is particularly important to us. Djordjevic thanked Ambassador Ikonen for his contribution and professional approach of Finnish representatives in KFOR and EULEX.
Djordjevic and Ikonen discussed the challenges of the migrant crisis which all the European countries are faced with. Djordjevic particularly emphasized the activities of the Joint Forces of the Serbian Armed Forces and the Ministry of Interior on securing the state border and said that Serbia is trying to act as a responsible member of the international community and to provide an adequate response to the current crisis.
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