16.11.2021.
Minister Stefanović meets with Political Director of European External Action Service
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Nebojša Stefanović, PhD talked today to Enrique Mora, Political Director of the European External Action Service (EEAS), who is on an official visit to Belgrade.
Minister Stefanović pointed out that European integration is our country’s strategic foreign policy goal and said that Serbia has been contributing to the EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) for a number of years, the most obvious contribution being the participation of members of the Serbian Armed Forces in EU and UN peacekeeping missions. According to him, in order to be ready to respond effectively to all potential challenges an threats, we continuously work on enhancing our armed forces’ operational capabilities, not only by participating in peacekeeping missions, but also through numerous bilateral and multilateral exercises with EU member states’ and other countries’ armed forces.
Political Director of EEAS Mora emphasized that European Union deeply appreciates the participation of Serbian troops in peacekeeping missions, which is not figurative, but high level. He expressed belief that in the coming period, the possibility of further improvement of CSDP cooperation with Serbia will actualize and emphasized the support for our country on its path to EU membership.
