EDA Chief Executive Jorge Domecq held talks today (20 December) in Belgrade with Serbian Minister of Defence Mr. Zoran Đorđević, as well as Representatives of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee at the Serbian National Assembly. Current and future opportunities for cooperation between the EDA and Serbia were among the main topics of discussion.
Talks with the Minister of Defence mainly focused on the state of play of Serbia’s participation in EDA projects, via its 2013 Administrative Arrangement. Mr. Domecq welcomed Serbia’s involvement in EDA projects and activities, which has grown steadily over the last three years across a diverse range of EDA programmes, such as Countering Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED), the Collaborative Database (CODABA) and EU SatCom Market, which was the first EDA project Serbia joined in March 2016.
Mr Domecq commended Minister Đorđević for Serbia’s overall involvement with the EDA and encouraged further engagement in the Agency’s work in the future. “Our Administrative Arrangement has provided a fruitful foundation for EDA-Serbia cooperation. I am pleased to see that Serbia has become increasingly active and now participates in several EDA projects. I believe that we will also identify possible new areas for cooperation going forward.”
Mr. Domecq also held productive discussions at the Serbian National Assembly, where he met with representatives of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee. Talks took place on the implementation of the EU Global Strategy, the European Defence Action Plan and the EU-NATO Joint Declaration, focusing on the role of the EDA.
During a packed agenda, Mr. Domecq also attended a meeting with the Serbian Chief of Defence, General Ljubiša Diković, and met with officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Military Academy of Serbia.
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