Ministry of defence Republic of Serbia
 
31.12.2013.

A LOOK INTO 2014



Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces will continue fulfilling the basic obligations and New Year 2014 and they are building an efficient and economically viable defense system that adopts the best safety standards and further training of the Army of Serbia to fulfill the mission and task oriented .

Equipping and modernization , education and training , to support the development and improvement of the competitiveness of the defense industry in the domestic and foreign markets , preserving professional standards of members in terms of restricted funding, as well as participation in multinational operations of the United Nations and the European Union are the top priorities in the coming year .

We will do everything we can to make the Serbian Armed Forces a respected and respectable military power of the state and nation , ready to defend the country and is the first one you should help people in distress . Participation in peacekeeping missions demonstrates our commitment to peace and belonging to the democratic forces of the world to strive for stability and cooperation for the benefit of all peoples and countries.

SAF are currently deployed in 8 missions UN and EU mission with 226 members , which is twice more than the total number of our peacekeepers in peace missions in the last decade .

Furthermore we have plans to increase the number of missions and the number of our members , primarily in the Mission of the European Union . Currently in the framework of this cooperation we are present in two such missions, EUTM Somalia and Atalanta , which aim at improving the situation in Somalia and the fight against piracy in the waters of the Indian Ocean off the Horn of Africa. We are preparing to participate in the mission in Mali in Africa , with the medical team and the team for training , and considering the possibilities for application in a few EU missions in Africa , where the presence of international forces is necessary for the establishment of better living conditions for suffering people .

We remain firmly committed to strengthening regional cooperation and trust , which leads to prosperity , a better life and integration into the European Union , a major peace and development project that marks a decade behind us, and the time before us . Serbia shares European values and uses them as a prospect of faster development , strengthening the economy and improve the living standards of its citizens .

we are about to undertake changes of the laws on defense and the military and related normative acts in order to comply with any changes . We will conduct this process in an extremely transparent , so the public can know what we are doing and what we want to do, to be able to send their suggestions .

If possible we shall continue equipping with modern weapons and equipment , and we will try to find broader markets for our prospective defense industry. In this regard , we are working intensively on attracting foreign investments for the implementation of our promising projects and weapons which will find future buyers , in cooperation with partners .

We are operating in terms of the restricted budget, so it will be in 2014 , when we will have 60.4 billion RSD at our disposal. The budget allocates 1.51 per cent of gross domestic product , which is a quarter less than the amount envisioned by the long-term development of the defense system , which the National Assembly passed the 2011th year. However, we are aware of the crisis and this reduction can be seen as our contribution to total savings , with a series of measures that we have in this area already applied .

We are proud to say that the defense system is one of the most organized systems in the state, which ensures stable operation and fulfillment of tasks in the field of defense and security, despite all the challenges, especially those that cause make financial crises and security risks that we as a state and society are exposed to.

We will work responsibly and with dedication , it will be our contribution to a better life and to leave a more beautiful and richer Serbia to our children .

Happy New 2014!

Nebojsa Rodic