08.10.2026.
Visit to Serbian Armed Forces contingent in Lebanon
A delegation from the Serbian Armed Forces General Staff, including Brigadier General Slađan Hristov, Head of the Human Resources Directorate (J-1), and Sergeant Major Goran Đukić, Chief NCO of the Serbian Armed Forces, has completed a two-day visit to the Serbian Armed Forces contingent deployed with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
While in the area of operations, they visited Serbian personnel serving alongside the Spanish contingent in Sector East in southern Lebanon. They gained firsthand insight into daily life and operations at the base, confirming that the soldiers and officers are healthy, highly trained, well-equipped, and motivated to fulfil their responsible mission of building and safeguarding peace in this Middle Eastern country.During the visit, the delegation conducted a briefing to update the soldiers and officers on current developments in the Serbian Armed Forces and highlighted the significance of their deployment both for the Serbian Armed Forces and the Republic of Serbia as a whole.
The delegation had a meeting with Brigadier General Antonio Ortiz Martínez, Commander of UNIFIL's Sector East, who highlighted the excellent cooperation with our contingent and commended our personnel's professionalism, exceptional training, discipline, and commitment to fulfilling every mission under the United Nations mandate.During the visit, the delegation paid tribute to Staff Sergeant Milovan Jovanović at a memorial inside the United Nations base, located on the very site where this brave and honourable NCO was fatally wounded on June 4 while serving with the UNIFIL mission.
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