| Libya, Serbia Sign Agreement on Military, Technical Cooperation 27/06/2010 20:47:00 | ||
| Photo: Major General Abu-Bakr Younis Jaber, Left, and Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac during their meeting in Tripoli, 23 June 2010.Libya and Serbia signed on Wednesday in Tripoli an agreement on military and technical cooperation which further cemented bilateral economic relations.Major General Abu-Bakr Younis Jaber, Secretary of the Interim Committee for the Defense signed the agreement on behalf of Libya and the Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac who was on a three-day visit to Tripoli, signed on behalf of Serbia.General Jaber said during the meeting on Wednesday that the cooperation program came as a result of good bilateral relations that were enhanced by the visit of the Serbian President to Libya in April.Jaber wished success to both sides on implementing the cooperation program which he described as rich and diverse.On his part, the Serbian Defense Minister said he was happy to visit Libya and to work for improving relations between the two countries. Both top defense officials reviewed the topics discussed by the two countries’ technical teams which focused on air defense, navy, army and logistics among other topics.Šutanovac underscored that Serbia and Libya have great possibilities for cooperation, adding that this agreement is the beginning of a new era of relations between them.The agreement opens new possibilities for military-technical cooperation. It envisages the cooperation in military education and health care, including the cooperation on the restoration of military hospitals in Libya and exchange of experts, news reports said.The agreement also envisages the possibility for medical cooperation with Belgrade Military Medical Academy (VMA), as well as the possibility for the Libyan cadets and officers to attend the Belgrade Military Academy and VMA. | ||
Libya, Serbia Sign Agreement on Military, Technical Cooperation
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