10.10.2019.
Expert meeting of psychologists from the Ministry of Defense and the Serbian Armed Forces
An expert meeting of psychologists from the Ministry of Defense and the Serbian Armed Forces was organized today at the Central Military Club in Belgrade.
The event, organized by the Department for Development of Psychological Activities of the Human Resources Sector, was opened by State Secretary at the Ministry of Defense, Aleksandar Živković, who welcomed the participants on behalf of the Minister of Defense, Mr. Aleksandar Vulin, and recalled the importance of psychological activity in the defense system.
As he stated, since man is the most significant factor in armed struggle and an element of the defense system, this generates one of the key roles of psychologists, starting with the selection all the way to counseling work with the command system to improve the mental health and successfully complete the assigned tasks of the entire defense system.
The address of the Secretary of State was followed by a round table on “Psychological operations”, chaired by Lieutenant Colonel Dejan Vučinić.The round table addressed the application of hybrid warfare, the role of psychological operations in contemporary operations, as well as the role of the media in psychological operations and the interconnection of media and cyberspace.
The regular Annual General Meeting of the Section for Psychologists employed by the Armed Forces, chaired by President Mirjana Veljković, was also held at the meeting.
