Shoigu assessed the level of defense cooperation between Russia and Serbia

Russia will try to maintain the pace of cooperation with Serbia in the military field, which has reached a fundamentally new level, said Russian Defense Minister, Army General Sergei Shoigu at a meeting with Serbian Military Minister Alexander Vulin in Belgrade.

“Cooperation between the defense ministries of Russia and Serbia has reached a fundamentally new level. For our part, we will make every effort to maintain the momentum of relations in the military sphere”, –  Shoigu said.

He thanked Vulin for his contribution to the development of military cooperation between the two countries.

“It is impossible not to note the serious work done by the leadership of the republic and you personally in recent years to improve the security system and improve the defense capabilities of the country”, –  Shoigu said.

“A strong army is the guarantor of state sovereignty. Citizens of Serbia can be rightly proud of their armed forces”, –  concluded the Russian minister.