Serbian soldiers soon in Lebanon

Defense Minister Dragan Sutanovac says he expects members of the Serbian Army (VS) to soon take part in the peace-keeping missions in Lebanon and Cyprus. This would come besides four other missions that VS soldiers take part in already. Serbian soldiers soon in Lebanon In a new interview published by Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti, Sutanovac said that he had informed the European Parliament Security Committee about “what our army will look like when the process of its professionalization is completed”. The VS is expected to completely abandon obligatory conscription service early next year. The minister also said that the Serbian Army will have about 36,000 members. "Our defense system will get a modern character and will be an engine that heads reforms in Serbia and accelerates its movement towards the European Union," said Sutanovac.

Serbian soldiers soon in Lebanon

In a new interview published by Belgrade daily Večernje Novosti, Šutanovac said that he had informed the European Parliament Security Committee about “what our army will look like when the process of its professionalization is completed”.

The VS is expected to completely abandon obligatory conscription service early next year.

The minister also said that the Serbian Army will have about 36,000 members.

"Our defense system will get a modern character and will be an engine that heads reforms in Serbia and accelerates its movement towards the European Union," said Šutanovac.