29.11.2012.
Visit of the Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces
The two-day visit of the Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces, Brigadier General Andrej Osterman to Serbia, started today by reception at the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces.After short formal talks on bilateral military cooperation, extending words of welcome to the high guest and members of the Slovenian delegation, Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces Major General Milan Bjelica pointed out that it had been stated that the relations between the two armies were at a high level and that cooperation has been intensified lately.
- We discussed the modalities for the expansion of cooperation based on training, education of personnel, support and exchange of experiences, as well as on the implementation of NCO corps and participation in multinational operations and military medical and other cooperation, General Bjelica said pointing out that the focus of cooperation is in the field of training and exercises, including hands-on exercises, for training through simulation.Expressing satisfaction over his visit to Serbia, General Andrej Osterman highly estimated the relationship between the two armies and pointed out that all the planned details for cooperation during this year have been successfully executed.
- In further discussions we will coordinate activities that are ahead of us, which will be based on the exchange of experiences between the two armies, because every armed force needs to adopt others' solutions that contribute to the advancement of all segments of the system, said Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces.
It was anticipated that, during the day, after the afternoon reception at the Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Ljubisa Dikovic, General Osterman visits the Joint Operations Command, and the Military Museum in Kelemegdan, while schedule for tomorrow includes reception at the Deputy Minister’s for Defence Policy Miroslav Jovanovic and tour of the Military Academy.In April 2009, the representatives of the governments of Serbia and Slovenia signed an Agreement on Defence Cooperation, which made cooperation between the two armies significantly improved, which resulted in the participation of the armed forces of Slovenia (with two PC 8 Pilatus aircraft) at the air show on the occasion of the centenary of the Serbian military aviation.
