08.01.2025.
Minister Gašić visits SAF members in Ground Safety Zone on second day of Christmas
On the second day of Christmas, Minister of Defence Bratislav Gašić visited members of the Serbian Armed Forces in the Merdare Base, the Ground Safety Zone.
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- I am honoured to have the opportunity to spend this day with the members of the Serbian Armed Forces who, even on this most joyful Christian holiday, are serving their homeland and ensuring peace and tranquillity for all our citizens - said the Minister of Defence, wishing the Army members stationed at the Merdare Base a happy holiday with the traditional greeting "Peace of God, Christ is born".
He said that “the military profession brings great responsibility, but also honour and pride bequeathed to us by our ancestors”.
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The base commander, Lieutenant Sava Stanković-Bogatinović, briefed Minister Gašić on the assigned tasks in his AOR and the organization of life and work in the base.
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The visit