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THE PARTNERSHIP AIMING AT IMPROVING CAPABILITIES. SAF ARMY COMMANDER Lieutenant - General Milosav Simović. The foreign policy orientation of the Republic of Serbia: European Union, Russia, USA and China.
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THE PARTNERSHIP AIMING AT IMPROVING CAPABILITIES SAF ARMYCOMMANDERLieutenant - GeneralMilosav Simović
The foreign policy orientation of the Republic of Serbia: European Union, Russia, USA and China. Building capabilities of the Serbian Armed Forces at the national level - relying on its own capacities. Building capabilities of the Serbian Armed Forces at the regional level - cooperation with partnership initiatives. SAF
Missions of the Serbian Armed Forces: Defense of the Republic of Serbia from armed threats from outside, Participation in building and maintaining peace in the region and the world and Support to civilian authorities in countering security threats. SAF
Key aspects of Serbian security policy: Building capacities for deterring armed threats to the Republic of Serbia, Regional cooperation as an answer to security challenges, Commitment to participation in peace keeping operations under the UN and EU auspices, Military cooperation with countries within “Partnership for Peace” Program. SAF
Security challenges, risks and threats in SE Europe: Terrorism, Islamic extremism, Migration crisis and Natural disasters caused by climate changes. SAF
SAF IN MnOps Middle EastUNTSO-1 Cyprus UNFICYP-46 EUTM-3 Mali CAR MINUSCA-72 LebanonUNIFIL-177 EUMAM RCA-4 CAR 323 UN-306 EU-17 Liberia UNMIL-1 Ivory Coast UNOCI-1 DR Congo MONUSCO-8 EUNAVFOR ATALANTA-4 Somalia EUTM-6 Somalia (in Uganda) 6
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY COOPERATION • Joint bilateral and trilateral exercises with Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and other neighboring countries. • Cooperation with the armed forces in the Partnership for Peace Program. • Cooperation with the Ohio National Guard and the U.S. Army European Command. • Cooperation with the Russian Federation and China. • Cooperation with KFOR forces. 7
SAF • Need for more intensive partnership cooperation • Partnership is good and required “BRIDGES SHOULD BE BUILT NOT BURNT” we should cooperate, keep and build peace by joint efforts and look into the future