Ministry of defence Republic of Serbia
 
14.02.2012.

154th issue of Odbrana brings to you



Our past can be our advantage in the future, as defense ministers of Serbia and Macedonia, Dragan Sutanovac and Fatmir Besimi respectively agreed, during the visit of Macedonian Defense Minister to our country.

Sutanovac met with representatives of the OSCE and UNDP in order to exchange recently signed Capacity development program for conventional ammunition management in the Republic of Serbia.

Austrian Defense Minister Norbert Darabos said in early February at the Munich security conference that Serbia deserved to become a candidate for EU membership as soon as possible, and that to high new conditions should not be posed before Serbia .

Members of the Serbian Armed Forces after first abundant snowfall have been engaged in clearing the snow, and the last few days they have been helping people all over the country.

In an interview with "ODBRANA" Dr. Jovanka Saranovic, director of the Institute of Strategic Research of the Ministry of Defence, says that women managers are fewer in number, and their mental and physical traits but social factors are responsible for that. Education should provide the answer to the question of how to align the aspirations of women with family expectations.

Theme of the issue are unions in the Serbian Army. Improving the employment and financial status of employees is the main objective of trade unions established in the Ministry of Defense and the Army in order to achieve social dialogue with employers, rather than fight each other.

On St Sava Day, 27 January, senior sergeant first class Bojan Mitic, while performing his regular tasks fell ill on a mountain covered in snow. Because of the large snowdrifts and poor visibility, his colleagues were unable transport him by vehicle or helicopter to the nearest health facilities. The search and rescue team of the 63rd Parachute Battalion Special Brigade of our army was employed to help Mitic.

Two new exhibitions were opened in the Central Military Club - exhibition of paintings by the famous Yugoslav artist - "Poetics and the fate of 20th century " and the photo exhibition" Belgrade 1945-1955. in the lens of military photojournalists. “Exhibition of photographs of Belgrade is an expression of the need to publicly display the rich photographic documentation of the Media Center's "Odbrana", an unusual legacy and heritage of the institution of the Serbian capital after World War II.

The significance of one of the greatest minds of not only the Serbian 19th century, but in general, the formation of Serbian literary vernacular and creating the most perfect alphabet in the world is the new fueillton of Odbrana. The formal language and alphabet Vuk Karadzic gave us are unique in the world just by the motto "Write as you speak and read as it is written."

Winning the Holy Cross on Epiphany, 19 January last year in Zabalj on the Tisa and the Sava Lake in Belgrade's Ada Ciganlija, corporal Branislav Jankovic of the River Flotilla gained fame for being the champion pf Epiphany swimming contests among his colleagues, friends, and rivals.

In this issue of "Odbrana" admission requirements for applicants for the Military Academy and Military Academy of Medicine, University of Defence.

SPECIAL supplement in "ODBRANA" - 62nd ARSENAL ABOUT modern weaponry at home and abroad

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