12.04.2022.
Visit by Chief of Italian Army General Staff
Chief of the Army General Staff of the Italian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Pietro Serino, has paid a two-day visit to the Republic of Serbia in order to exchange experience and examine the possibilities of promoting cooperation between the two countries' respective armed forces.
As part of his visit to SAF units, General Serino has visited the Serbian Armed Forces General Staff today for a round of talks with the Chief of the Serbian Armed Forces General Staff, General Milan Mojsilović.
The talks have covered the cooperation between the Serbian and Italian armed forces, focusing on joint participation in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and training and exercise activities, the current regional security situation, particularly the influence of international forces in Kosovo and Metohija on the security of the Western Balkans and the importance of KFOR’s Italian contingent for the protection of Serbian national, cultural, historical and religious heritage in our southern province.
During the talks, our bilateral military cooperation has been referred to as intense and comprehensive, characterized by continuous increase in quantity and quality. It has been pointed out that joint activities give our cooperation special quality, promoting confidence building and improvement in overall relations, and contribute to raising the level of interoperability and operational capabilities of both parties.Lieutenant General Pietro Serino has visited the Republic of Serbia at the invitation of the Army Commander, Lieutenant General Milosav Simović. He visited the Army Command in Niš yesterday where he had talks with General Simović. Afterwards, he attended the demonstration of capabilities of some of the 3rd Army Brigade and Mixed Artillery Brigade units.
