Serbia, Croatia to Cooperate in Military Exercises

Elaborating on the document before Serbian MPs, Malovic said today that the agreement opens possibilities for conducting joint military exercises.

According to the agreement, the defence cooperation between Serbia and Croatia will be realised through official visits of two of the countries' representatives, in meetings, seminars,participation in joint military exercises and other means of cooperation.

The agreement defines the main goals and principles on which the two countries' defence cooperation would be based, with a view to facilitating the development of bilateral relations as a whole.

The agreement, signed on June 8, 2010, notes that the two countries' cooperation rests on the principle of mutual respect and equality and should be realised in keeping with national legislatures and principles of the international law.

The cooperation would be realised in the areas of security policy and defence planning, military-scientific cooperation, military education, military medicine, military police, peace-keeping operations, protection from atomic, biological and chemical hazards and similar.