The Congress of the Balkan Military Medical Committee (BMMC), focusing on regional cooperation in the domain of military medicine, kicked off in Belgrade on Wednesday.

The three-day Congress was declared open by Serbian Defence Minister Dragan Sutanovac, who pointed to the importance of the Congress for the regional cooperation in the EU integration process, not only for individual countries, but also the entire region.

The Congress brought together doctors from Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey and Serbia, who are to present 250 works on latest achievements in various fields of contemporary medicine, and exchange experience in treatment of patients and organization of the regional military medicine.