Serbia and Denmark on Monday signed a bilateral military agreement that would better equip the Air Force of Serbia to participate in international peacekeeping missions, reported the Serbian news agency Tanjug.

The bilateral cooperation plan, which encompasses 30 activities, was signed on Monday in Belgrade by Serbian Defense Ministry official Milorad Peric and Kristian Fischer of the Danish Defense Ministry.

Along with the logistics training for the Serbian air force, the Danes would also provide training for search and rescue missions and agreed to finance the education of a Serbian officer at the regional peacekeeping operations in Sarajevo, said Peric.

Expressing support for Serbia’s bid for European Union membership, visiting Denmark’s Defense Minister Gitte Lillelund Bech stressed the importance of Serbia’s role in regional security in the Balkans.

To date, Denmark has donated more than 3 million Euros (about 3. 9 million U.S. dollars) to the Serbian military, said Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Sutanovac.

January 11, 2011
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