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7 hours agoSerbia only thinks how to strengthen military ʹ latest proposals
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Serbia could resume mandatory military service, nine years after its removal. So Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vuciq, has said today. All this, according to him, is being done to improve its military's combat readiness in the Balkans, where tensions often erupt. We're still thinking about this. That depends on [...]
So Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vuciq, has said today.
All this, according to him, is being done to improve its military's combat readiness in the Balkans, where tensions often erupt.
We're still thinking about this. That depends on finances,” has been expressed to reporters at the Batajnica Air Force base.
Vuciq suggested that they are planning that the service in question be binding from three to six months after 2020.
Serbian politicians have repeatedly launched the idea of reintroduction. But many military experts say it would be very expensive and that such a short period of service would contribute little to the country's defence capacities.
According to the 2018 budget, Serbia has allocated $703m, or $1.39 per cent of the gross domestic product (BPV) for its army.
In 2006, Serbia, which holds military neutrality, joined NATO's Partnership for Peace programme.
While, in 2015 the same state signed the Individual Partnership Action Plan, the highest level of co-operation for countries not meant to join the alliance.
