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Security News on the Balkan Region
New VS base
set to open in
south
BETA
BELGRADE -- The Serbian Army (VS) Base Jug (South), located near Bujanovac, will officially open today.
The base, known also as Cepotina, was announced as the largest and the most modern of its kind in the region.
Serbia's top military and state officials are set to attend the ceremony, including President Boris Tadić, Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac and VS CoGS Lt. Gen. Miloje Miletić.
The base is located some 5 km south of Bujanovac in southern Serbia, near the Ground Safety Zone (GSZ) and the administrative line with Kosovo and Metohija.
Its location is some 90 km from Bulgarian border and 30 km from Macedonia.
The base covers 35 hectares of land, with more than 30 facilities built so far, able to accommodate almost 1,000 people.
According to the announcements of the Serbian Defense Ministry, the base could be expanded to another 65 hectares, in order to become a center for peace operations training.
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Serbia ends conscription and moves to modernise its military
AntwortenLöschenSerbia formally abolished conscription on 1 January, with Defence Minister Dragan Sutanovac pledging to substantially modernise the Balkan country's military capabilities. The government decided to pursue a volunteer-based military on 2 October 2010 and secured the approval of Parliament on 15 December, with the legislation scheduled to come into force in 2011
[first posted to http://jdw.janes.com - 06 January 2011]