Serbia Hosts First-Ever Joint Military Exercise with NATO
About 600 troops from four countries are taking part in the two-week drill, which Serbia says is aimed at preserving peace and stability.
- On Tuesday, Serbia and NATO launched their first joint military exercise near Bujanovac, with around 600 troops from Serbia, Italy, Romania, and Turkiye participating in the tactical drills.
- This landmark cooperation occurs less than 30 years after the Alliance bombed Belgrade during the 1999 Kosovo war, though NATO remains a sensitive subject in Serbia.
- The tactical exercise falls under NATO's Partnership for Peace programme, which Serbia has been part of for nearly 20 years. Belgrade said the drills 'respects Serbia's military neutrality' through May 23.
- Royal Navy Commander Ian Kewley stated teams collaborated 'in a seamless way, sharing ideas and experience.' Soldiers from both forces worked alongside armoured vehicles to preserve regional peace.
- Serbia has significantly bolstered its military capabilities over the past 10 years, purchasing arms from NATO member countries alongside Russia and China while maintaining diplomatic neutrality.
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The Serbian Army and NATO have begun their first-ever joint military exercise in southern Serbia. It will run until May 23, and will involve around 600 members of the Serbian Army and the armed forces of Italy, Romania and Turkey.
The Serbian Army and NATO have begun their first-ever joint military exercise in southern Serbia. The exercise will run until May 23 and will involve around 600 members of the Serbian Army and the armed forces of Italy, Romania and Turkey, the Serbian Defense Ministry announced. Serbia is one of the few Balkan countries that is not a member of NATO.
The first joint military exercise between Serbia and NATO began at the "Jug" base and at the "Borovac" training ground near Bujanovac, in which about 600 members of the Serbian Army and the armed forces of Italy, Romania and Turkey were engaged until May 23. The tactical exercise called "NATO - Serbia" is organized by the Ground Forces Command and the NATO Joint Forces Command from Naples, the Ministry of Defense announced.
The manoeuvres are a continuation of the "mutual, concrete and transparent cooperation" between Serbia and NATO under the Partnership for Peace programme, announced to the Ministry of Defence.
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