18.10.2013.
Bilateral defence consultations in London
The third bilateral defence consultations between the Republic of Serbia and the United Kingdom were held in London. During the visit, the delegation of the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, led by Assistant Minister for Defence Policy Miroslav Jovanovic, met with the Minister for International Security Strategy, Andrew Morrison. At the meeting, the participants expressed their satisfaction with the achieved level of defence cooperation and it was concluded that there is considerable room for its further improvement and the confirmed readiness of the United Kingdom to support Serbia in its negotiations to join the EU.
At the bilateral talks, the delegation of the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom was led by the Director for Security Policy of the Ministry of Defence Steve McCarthy. At the meeting, they also exchanged opinions on the political and security situation in the region, the foreign policy priorities, cooperation with the European Defence Agency, and discussed aspects of cooperation with NATO through the Partnership for Peace Programme and bilateral military cooperation of the Republic of Serbia and the United Kingdom.They emphasized that regular bilateral defence consultations confirm a high level of cooperation and understanding between the two defence systems and the British side expressed their willingness to continue to support and assist further reform of the defence system of the Republic of Serbia, provide advisory and expert assistance during opening the chapter in the Common Security and Defence Policy (Chapter 31), and the implementation of achieving the Partnership Goals within the Partnership for Peace programme. Also, they particularly expressed their interest in the support by the British side in further development of the capabilities of the Serbian Armed Forces and coordination of activities in the development of the Operational Capabilities Concept.
