Representatives of the Serbian Defense Ministry and the French armed forces signed in Belgrade a bilateral military cooperation plan for 2010, which includes economic cooperation as one of its priorities, reports Tanjug news agency.

Cooperation in military education and the project of establishing a simulation center at the Military Academy in Belgrade will be among the priorities in the coming period, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The plan was signed by Head of the International Military Cooperation Department Milorad Peric and Brigadier General Antoine Creux, Head of the European Union/NATO/United Nations Division at the French Military Headquarters.

Both sides concluded that the military cooperation between Serbia and France is very good and is constantly on the rise, it was published on the Serbian Defense Ministry website.