Minister of Defence Dragan Sutanovac said today in Oslo that Norway supports reform of the defence system in Serbia and that it is willing to develop civil and military cooperation and joint participation in peacekeeping missions.

After talks with Norwegian Minister of Defence Grete Faremo, Sutanovac underlined that Norway and Serbia have very good cooperation based on ties between the defence ministries of the two countries and that one of the ways in which this cooperation is realised is through participation of the Serbian medical team in the Norway peacekeeping contingent in Chad.

Norway has devoted great attention to cooperation with Serbia in defence, and the two countries intend to enhance cooperation in military health care, affirmed the Minister.

Norway is among the largest donors to the Serbian defence system, he pointed out noting that Norway has donated a field hospital and assisted in a number of projects for the Serbian Ministry of Defence worth more than €4 million.

Sutanovac and Faremo also discussed the cooperation in the military industry and energy-saving sources, a field in which Norway is a world leader.

The Defence Minister will also meet with Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, Vice President of Norwegian parliament Marit Nybakk and will give a lecture at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).