04.11.2024.
Chief of General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces visits the Kingdom of Spain
Chief of General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces General Milan Mojsilović is on an official visit to the Kingdom of Spain, at the invitation of the Chief of Defence Staff of that country, Admiral Teodoro López Calderón.
The official part of the three-day visit to Madrid has began today with a welcome ceremony of the Serbian Armed Forces delegation at the General Staff premises, followed by a separate meeting between General Mojsilović and Admiral Calderón and official talks between the two delegations.
The plenary meetings discussed the current security situation in the region and the world, with a focus on the security situation in Kosovo and Metohija and in Lebanon, where Serbian and Spanish soldiers are jointly deployed in the United Nations peacekeeping operation. The previous military-to-military cooperation and possibilities for its further enhancement were also discussed.
It was stated that the cooperation between the two armed forces was developed and meaningful, that it was characterized by constant qualitative enhancement, and that its implementation significantly improved interoperability and combat readiness. An agreement was reached to intensify activities in areas of common interest in the period to come .
On behalf of all members of the Serbian Armed Forces, General Mojsilović expressed his condolences to Admiral Calderón and the citizens of Spain who lost their loved ones in the catastrophic floods, emphasizing that Serbia was with the friendly Spanish people in these difficult moments.
During his stay in Spain, the Chief of the General Staff will visit the Operations Command at the Retamarez base, as well as the Getafe Air Base and the 35th Aviation Regiment stationed there.
