Ministry of defence Republic of Serbia
 
29.12.2011.

151st issue of Odbrana brings to you as of 1st January 2012



During his visit to Algeria Sutanovac said that the most important partner countries of the Ministry of Defence of Serbia in the military industry, and both countries are interested in investing in the future joint development of new weapons and military equipment.


General Miloje Miletic handed the duty of the newly appointed Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Ljubisa Dikovic. General Dikovic, who has recently been appointed to the post by the decree of the President of Serbia Boris Tadic recently, has so far been the chief of the land forces, and General Miletic, after nearly four decades of military service, has retired.

New linear accelerator at the MMA is intended for patients with malignant changes in all locations and each shift will be able to treat up to 40 patients, six patients per hour, which will significantly reduce the numbers of patients on waiting lists.

At the New Year and Christmas Reception hosted by Minister of Defence and Chief of General Staff, Sutanovac said that the reforms would continue regardless who heads the army, because we are on the right track to reforms, which is why we continue to believe we will implement reforms even faster. In particular, I send support to our members to celebrate the holidays away from their homes, in peacekeeping missions in which they participate.

In an interview to Odbrana General Miodrag Jevtic, Rector of the University of Defence points out that a modern Serbian officer must consolidates military honor and a creative force that will be the basis for continuous improvement in accordance with the imperatives of the new age and scientific achievements in the field of defense. For these reasons, in order to strengthen the military profession, it is necessary to harmonize higher education and research in the defense and civilian universities, which achieve greater rationalization and better use of resources that our country has.

At the ceremony on the occasion of day of theAir Force, Sutanovac said that he believed that in the year ahead all conditions would be created to renew weapons and military equipment of the Air Force.

The main topic of the issue is civil-military cooperation in the Serbian Army. Support for civil environment by engaging military capacity and capabilities, cooperation and coordination with civil actors to support and increase the reputation of the Army of Serbia in the country and the world, engaging in peacekeeping operations, the main objectives of civil-military cooperation in our army, but also in other contemporary armies

By enforcing the new law on military pensioners will be part of the unified Republic Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance, health insurance will remain as it was, andas well as the pensions.

Securing the administrative line with Kosovo and Metohija and control the security zone are essential and the most complex tasks of the Army and the Army of Serbia as a whole, and those jobs central place belongs to 41st infantry battalion. Behind the band members have years of effort, perseverance, work in complex ground conditions and the struggle for peace in the area that was exposed to security challenges.

Serbian Defense Ministry denies rumors of having stored nuclear waste in the former JNA facilities in. Journalists who visited the empty tunnels of the military warehouse could be assured of that.

In the Central Military Club in Belgrade two exhibitions of the National Museum in Nis, "Portrait - lasting inspiration of artists" and "Branko Miljkovic - poetry as a fate" are opened until 28th January

Celebrating two centuries of appointing Dositej Obradovic as the first Minister of Education, 200 years after his death. On this occasion, his legacy named after the great Serbian educator in 2011 launched a program "Dositej - years of knowledge", a book fair in Leipzig, where Serbia was the guest of honor, Dositej Obradovic presented two issues: "A prominent Serbs in Leipzig" and "Dositej in Europe." In mid-October was held scientific conference "Dositej in Serbian history and culture."

Special supplement in this issue 7th Parachutist

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