Mojsilovic meets with Brieger

BELGRADE - Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Gen Milan Mojsilovic met with the chairman of the European Union Military Committee (EUCM) Gen Robert Brieger on Thursday to discuss topics including the situation in Kosovo-Metohija, which the Serbian general said was unstable and unpredictable.

Serbia sees Kfor as the only legitimate armed formation in its southern province and expects the mission to fulfil its mandate in a strict and unbiased manner to ensure a secure environment for all, ethnic Serbs in particular, Mojsilovic told Brieger, who is on a three-day visit to Serbia at his invitation.

During a visit to the Serbian Armed Forces General Staff, Brieger also discussed with Mojsilovic the current security situation in the region and worldwide, as well as overall mutual relations, with focus on Serbian Armed Forces engagement in activities that are a part of the EU Common Security and Defence Policy.

At the meeting, an extremely positive assessment was given of the engagement of Serbian Armed Forces troops in EU military operations, and a commitment to expand that engagement by dispatching a staff officer to the Mozambique mission as well as by participating in the EU's Helbroc battle group and the Single European Sky project was welcomed as well, the Serbian Ministry of Defence said in a statement.

Mojsilovic said the Serbian Armed Forces were committed to strengthening military cooperation with the EU as part of the EU Common Security and Defence Policy but with full respect for Serbia's military neutrality, and noted that the cooperation was mutually beneficial.