Serbian soldiers in Uganda, Lebanon

Serbian soldiers will be participating in peacekeeping operations in Uganda and Lebanon, daily Blic writes. The daily adds that a third country will be added and that negotiations are ongoing. Serbian soldiers in Uganda, Lebanon Serbian soldiers will be in Uganda under the French contingent of the UNDP. A team of medical experts for evacuation will be joining them as well. Officers will be heading to Lebanon to participate in the command structure of the operations, and will later be joined by another group of soldiers. Military analyst Aleksandar Radic said that the participation of the Serbian Army in international peace operations has until now been limited to sending observers and medical experts, but that the army has organized courses with which Serbian experts will be enabled to participate in infantry unites and mine clearing units. He said that the participation in peacekeeping missions I very important for the international image of the country and its credibility. “NATO and EU follow the participation of countries in peacekeeping missions very closely. The countries in our region have understood that and started participating in these missions in order to gain a reference for joining the international organizations,” he said. Serbia has participated in a total seven missions, in Chad, Liberia, Congo and Ivory Coast. A total of 34 members of the Serbian Army have taken part in these operations thus far.

Serbian soldiers in Uganda, Lebanon

Serbian soldiers will be in Uganda under the French contingent of the UNDP. A team of medical experts for evacuation will be joining them as well.

Officers will be heading to Lebanon to participate in the command structure of the operations, and will later be joined by another group of soldiers.

Military analyst Aleksandar Radić said that the participation of the Serbian Army in international peace operations has until now been limited to sending observers and medical experts, but that the army has organized courses with which Serbian experts will be enabled to participate in infantry unites and mine clearing units.

He said that the participation in peacekeeping missions I very important for the international image of the country and its credibility.

“NATO and EU follow the participation of countries in peacekeeping missions very closely. The countries in our region have understood that and started participating in these missions in order to gain a reference for joining the international organizations,” he said.

Serbia has participated in a total seven missions, in Chad, Liberia, Congo and Ivory Coast. A total of 34 members of the Serbian Army have taken part in these operations thus far.