Minister: Serbia remains militarily neutral

Holding of NATO conference in Belgrade does not mean that Serbia is giving up on its neutrality, Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Sutanovac has said. He pointed out that only those who were unable to say anything positive were making negative comments regarding the conference. Minister: Serbia remains militarily neutral The opposition Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) has announced a rally for Sunday in Belgradein protest against the conference. The defense minister added that he was glad that the NATO conference was being held in the light of the first NATO and Russia’s joint war games. He repeated that such conference had also been organized in Finland but that the country did not join NATO. Sutanovac has said that 28 out of 60 chiefs of the general staff, who will take part in the conference, are from NATO member states. “This shows that Belgrade is returning to a world map with its capacities and that it can organize such a conference and that it has respect for the countries that will come here,” he said and added that it was probably the biggest military conference in Serbia’s history. The minister repeated that the Unaligned Nations meeting would be held in Belgrade in September and that it showed that Serbia was becoming a very attractive destination for such events. He has assessed that security measures will be such that residents of Belgrade will not even know that the conference is underway and that the traffic will function normally. The military conference, which will be attended by representatives of NATO member states, Partnership for Peace, Mediterranean Dialogue and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, will be held in Belgrade on June 13-15. Dragan Sutanovac SRS to protest over NATO summit “The Serb Radical Party (SRS) officials will stage a protest in front of the presidential headquarters in Belgrade on June 13, over the holding of the NATO summit in Serbia's capital,” SRS official Boris Aleksic stated Thursday. “SRS's protest has been registered with the police,” he told a news conference. “On that occasion, SRS will express their protest against the policy of the Serbian government, that allowed NATO, which had killed civilians in Serbia, to organize the summit in Belgrade, which is yet another indicator that the government is dragging Serbia into NATO,” Aleksic stressed. “SRS believes that the holding of the NATO summit in Belgrade represents the return of the killer to the scene of the crime,” he pointed out.

Minister: Serbia remains militarily neutral

The opposition Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) has announced a rally for Sunday in Belgradein protest against the conference.

The defense minister added that he was glad that the NATO conference was being held in the light of the first NATO and Russia’s joint war games.

He repeated that such conference had also been organized in Finland but that the country did not join NATO.

Šutanovac has said that 28 out of 60 chiefs of the general staff, who will take part in the conference, are from NATO member states.

“This shows that Belgrade is returning to a world map with its capacities and that it can organize such a conference and that it has respect for the countries that will come here,” he said and added that it was probably the biggest military conference in Serbia’s history.

The minister repeated that the Unaligned Nations meeting would be held in Belgrade in September and that it showed that Serbia was becoming a very attractive destination for such events.

He has assessed that security measures will be such that residents of Belgrade will not even know that the conference is underway and that the traffic will function normally.

The military conference, which will be attended by representatives of NATO member states, Partnership for Peace, Mediterranean Dialogue and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, will be held in Belgrade on June 13-15.

SRS to protest over NATO summit

“The Serb Radical Party (SRS) officials will stage a protest in front of the presidential headquarters in Belgrade on June 13, over the holding of the NATO summit in Serbia's capital,” SRS official Boris Aleksić stated Thursday.

“SRS's protest has been registered with the police,” he told a news conference.

“On that occasion, SRS will express their protest against the policy of the Serbian government, that allowed NATO, which had killed civilians in Serbia, to organize the summit in Belgrade, which is yet another indicator that the government is dragging Serbia into NATO,” Aleksić stressed.

“SRS believes that the holding of the NATO summit in Belgrade represents the return of the killer to the scene of the crime,” he pointed out.