b92.net
September 16, 2003
BELGRADE -- Tuesday – The commander of Serbia’s special armed police forces, Goran Radosavljevic, is to travel to the US at the end of the week to discuss the deployment of Serbian troops in Afghanistan, B92 learns today.
B92’s well-informed source claims that there are plans to send several hundred members of the joint security forces to Afghanistan including professional Army troops and armed police.
According to the information, Radosavljevic has been nominated as commander of the joint forces and will reach an agreement in the US on the acquisition of equipment for the peacekeeping troops, who will serve under NATO command.
According to unofficial information there are serious disagreements between the Army General Staff and the federal Defence Ministry over whether local troops are adequately trained for peacekeeping operations.
The prevailing opinion in the General Staff is that they are not.
B92 has been unable to get official confirmation of this information despite repeated attempts to contact Goran Radosavljevic and Defence Ministry representatives.
September 16, 2003
BELGRADE -- Tuesday – The commander of Serbia’s special armed police forces, Goran Radosavljevic, is to travel to the US at the end of the week to discuss the deployment of Serbian troops in Afghanistan, B92 learns today.
B92’s well-informed source claims that there are plans to send several hundred members of the joint security forces to Afghanistan including professional Army troops and armed police.
According to the information, Radosavljevic has been nominated as commander of the joint forces and will reach an agreement in the US on the acquisition of equipment for the peacekeeping troops, who will serve under NATO command.
According to unofficial information there are serious disagreements between the Army General Staff and the federal Defence Ministry over whether local troops are adequately trained for peacekeeping operations.
The prevailing opinion in the General Staff is that they are not.
B92 has been unable to get official confirmation of this information despite repeated attempts to contact Goran Radosavljevic and Defence Ministry representatives.
