Military intelligence: No threats in 2009

The Serbian Parliament Security Committee met on Tuesday in Belgrade to adopted a report on the work of the Military Intelligence Agency (VOA).

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The Serbian Parliament Security Committee met on Tuesday in Belgrade to adopted a report on the work of the Military Intelligence Agency (VOA). The report said that there had been no military threats against Serbia in 2009. Military intelligence: No threats in 2009 While presenting the report, the deputy agency director, Brig. Gen. Dragan Vladisavljevic said 2009 had been characterized globally by instability and tension, numerous regional conflicts, unabated dangers from terrorism, and internal issues in countries suffering under the economic crisis. According to the report, conditions were similar in the region, where a downward tendency in mutual relations between states was noted. Discussing the Military Intelligence Agency, Vladisavljevic said the "capacity was 75 percent filled" at this time, and that the largest number of employees were commissioned officers. Asked by committee members whether there would be any intelligence operatives attached to Serbia's mission to NATO, due to be opened mid-2010, Vladisavljevic responded in the negative. The deputy director further stated that "technical conditions" for the announced opening of Serbian military missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, Libya and Iraq had been met. He added that Serbia would shut down its military missions in Belgium and Ukraine. Vladisavljevic said the Military Intelligence Agency had received around 172 million dinars in funding last year and that it had spent most of the money. The report passed unanimously, and it was agreed that committee members should visit the agency soon to get answers to additional questions of interest.

Military intelligence: No threats in 2009

While presenting the report, the deputy agency director, Brig. Gen. Dragan Vladisavljević said 2009 had been characterized globally by instability and tension, numerous regional conflicts, unabated dangers from terrorism, and internal issues in countries suffering under the economic crisis.

According to the report, conditions were similar in the region, where a downward tendency in mutual relations between states was noted.

Discussing the Military Intelligence Agency, Vladisavljević said the "capacity was 75 percent filled" at this time, and that the largest number of employees were commissioned officers.

Asked by committee members whether there would be any intelligence operatives attached to Serbia's mission to NATO, due to be opened mid-2010, Vladisavljević responded in the negative.

The deputy director further stated that "technical conditions" for the announced opening of Serbian military missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, Libya and Iraq had been met. He added that Serbia would shut down its military missions in Belgium and Ukraine.

Vladisavljević said the Military Intelligence Agency had received around 172 million dinars in funding last year and that it had spent most of the money.

The report passed unanimously, and it was agreed that committee members should visit the agency soon to get answers to additional questions of interest.

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