07.05.2018.
Signing Programme for Bilateral Military Cooperation with Austria
Programme for Bilateral Military Cooperation between the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia and the Federal Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Austria has been signed today in Belgrade. The Programme was signed by Head of the Department for International Military Cooperation, Colonel Milan Ranković and Defence Attaché of the Republic of Austria in Belgrade, Colonel Thomas Ahammer.
The interlocutors pointed out that the defence cooperation between the two countries was well developed, that there was a mutual interest in its further enhancement in major areas of cooperation, as well as in finding opportunities for more intensive joint participation in regional projects.On the occasion of innovation of the legal framework of the cooperation, Colonel Ranković emphasized that the text of the Draft Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the Republic of Austria on military cooperation was bilaterally agreed, and that, after the necessary inter-ministerial procedures, it will be ready for signing.
Colonel Ahammer said that joint training and exercises of the units of the two armies, such as the forthcoming participation of members of the Austrian Armed Forces in the Balkan Response 2018 International CBRN Exercise in Kruševac, with positive experiences from previous joint international exercises, gave a special quality to the cooperation contributing to raising the level of operational and functional capabilities.Regular high-level meetings confirm the importance of cooperation and contribute to its further enhancement, while numerous expert and working group meetings enable deepening and streamlining of the cooperation in the field of defence.
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