Serbia hosts first joint military exercise with NATO
Summary
Serbia and NATO have started their first joint military exercise, involving about 600 troops from several countries. The two-week drills aim to promote peace and cooperation, despite Serbia’s history and policy of military neutrality.Key Facts
- The military exercise runs from May 9 to May 23 near Bujanovac in southern Serbia.
- Around 600 soldiers from Serbia, Italy, Romania, and Turkiye are participating.
- Military experts from nine countries, including the US and the UK, are observing.
- This is Serbia’s first direct exercise with NATO, although it has joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace program for nearly 20 years.
- Serbia was bombed by NATO in 1999 during the Kosovo conflict, making cooperation sensitive.
- NATO maintains a peacekeeping force in Kosovo, which Serbia does not recognize as independent.
- Serbia is not a NATO member and keeps a neutral military stance, balancing ties with NATO and Russia.
- Serbia has bought military equipment from NATO countries, Russia, and China over the last decade.
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