Serbia plans to bring back compulsory military service

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The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, announced this Saturday that he has given his approval to the rule that establishes compulsory military service of 75 days for men. Military service will be compulsory for men, while women will be able to do it on a voluntary basis, reports Serbian public television RTC. “I want to believe that you all know how much we need a strong army, that we will have to buy weapons. We don't want to attack anyone.…

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Serbia's President Vucic has agreed to the reintroduction of compulsory military service.

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It seems very likely that compulsory conscription will be restored in Serbia. The document on this has already been signed by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, but even the government must approve it. It will certainly not be up to the Serbian Prime Minister, as he has previously spoken about the fact that he believes that compulsory conscription has never ceased, it has only been suspended for a while.

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday that he had signed an agreement to return mandatory military service to his country, which he said "needs a strong army", reports DW.com.

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The Government of Serbia has appointed the Ministry to cover the procedure for the re-entry of compulsory military service.

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic approved the initiative put forward by the country's Ministry of Defense to resume military service in the republic for 75 days. This is reported by PTC.