Serbian and Egyptian defense ministers meet: Egyptian official receives invitation for "PARTNER 2023"

Photo: Serbian Ministry of Defense

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Milos Vucevic started his visit to Egypt with a meeting with Minister of Defense General Mohamed Ahmed Zaki.

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After a ceremonial welcome, that included Egyptian Army Guards and the sounding of national anthems, the two ministers met in the presence of the delegations they lead.

With expressions of gratitude for the hospitality, Minister Vucevic assessed that this visit is another confirmation of the good cooperation between Serbia and Egypt and the two defense ministries, and expressed determination toward further development and improvement of relations in the fields of military-technical, military-educational and military-military cooperation.

It was pointed out that cooperation between Serbia and Egypt is on an upward trajectory, which was contributed to by the meeting between Serbian and Egyptian presidents, Aleksandar Vucic and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Serbia last year.

Minister Vucevic stressed that Serbia's long-term strategic commitment is to maintain the status of a militarily neutral state, without membership in any of the existing military-political organizations. At the same time, Minister Vucevic pointed out, this does not mean the absence of the will to improve cooperation with all relevant actors in the field of international relations, especially security and defense.

Foto: Ministarstvo odbrane Srbije

Minister Vucevic took the opportunity during today's meeting in Cairo to invite General Zaki to participate in the International Fair of Arms and Military Equipment "PARTNER 2023" which will be held in September 2023 in Belgrade.

General Zaki spoke about the security situation in the region, as well as in the world.

He also stressed the importance of continuing and improving cooperation in the field of defense between the two countries, and singled out military-technical and military-military cooperation as areas of particular importance. He thanked Vucevic for the invitation to participate in this year's "PARTNER 2023" and expressed satisfaction, because it is an event that gathers participants from all over the world.

The delegation of the Ministry of Defense and the Serbian Army led by Minister Vucevic also includes State Secretary Nemanja Starovic, Assistant Minister for Material Resources Dr. Nenad Miloradovic, Chiefs of Cabinet of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Zarko Micin and Brigadier General Goran Momcilovic, Advisor to the Minister of Defense Nikola Banjac, Deputy Commander Air Force and Air Defense Brigadier General Brane Krnjajic, Head of the Directorate for International Military Cooperation Colonel Nebojsa Svjetlica, as well as Serbian Ambassador to Egypt Miroslav Sestovic and Defense Envoy Lieutenant Colonel Zdravko Peric.

(Telegraf.rs)