24.07.2016.

The military and the police on the same task

Defence Minister Zoran Djordjevic has visited yesterday the military and police forces involved in the protection of the state border with the Republic of Bulgaria, in the region of Zajecar and Negotin.

At the beginning of the tour of forces, Minister Djordjevic held a meeting with members of the Serbian Armed Forces and the Ministry of Interior in the Nikola Pasic barracks in Zajecar, where Major General Zelimir Glisovic, Joint Forces Commander, presented tasks of the forces, the situation on the state border and the measures taken.

As the defence minister personally got assured, members of the Serbian Armed Forcesand the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the region of Zajecar and Negotin are doing excellent job securing the border from illegal entry of immigrants into our country.

- Units that are present here under the command of General Glisovic, who was entrusted by the Government and the president to

manage them, carry out the ordered and necessary measures. The deployed forces are sufficient and depending on the situation we are going to increase or reduce that number, the minister said.

He commended the members of the military and police for everything they are doing on the security of the state border and pointed out the excellent cooperation and coordination of all forces on the ground.

- I am convinced that the situation here will be even better and more functional, and that we will justify the confidence of the Government, Minister Djordjevic said.

On the two occupied posts along the border with the Republic of Bulgaria, the Minister of Defence assured himself of the conditions in which the deployed forces carry out their tasks, he took part in the mixed patrol and reviewed the situation in several observation posts.

The military, police and gendarmerie presented to the Minister of Defence part of the assets for reconnaissance of the border line in all weather conditions, day and night, as well as the forces for securing the depth and interventions.

The minister talked with the soldiers and policemenat the dinner together, and then visited with his associates the Mokranje border crossing with the Republic of Bulgaria.

Apart from the members of the military and the police the yesterday's tour was also attended by Lieutenant General Jovica Draganic,Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, Brigadier General Petar Cvetkovic,Director of the Military Security Agency, and Chief Police Advisor Raco Gojakovic, Assistant Commander of the Joint Forces for Police Affairs.