The visit was planned as one of the activities the National Assembly performs as part of its control role over the Serbian Army and defence system in its entirety. The Committee members were presented the duties and tasks of the Fourth Land Force Brigade and activities on turning Army Base Jug into a regional training centre for peace operation units and a Partnership for Peace centre. The committee members stressed that gaining first-hand knowledge of the living conditions and work in the Serbian army units, in addition to the establishment of an optimal legal framework, is extremely important. They gave a positive assessment of the high level of professionalism and dedication to the tasks and goals of the Jug Base vision and mission, also highlighting the rising numbers of women in the Serbian Army and security system as a whole. In the course of the visit the Committee members toured the facilities of Army Base Jug, as well as the tactical training facility Borovac where the Serbian Army unit is preparing for participation in the UN peace mission in Lebanon (UNFIL).
The Committee delegation comprised MPs Marija Obradovic, Committee Chairperson, Marko Djurisic, Milos Tosanic, Dragan Sutanovac and Nenad Nikolic, Committee members, and Dubravka Filipovski, Stefana Miladinovic and Aleksandar Jablanovic, Committee substitute members. On the behalf of the Serbian Army, the Committee delegation was received by General-Major Slavoljub Janicijevic, Deputy Commander of the Joint Operation Command of the Serbian Army General Staff, Colonel Zoran Naskovic, Deputy Commander of the Fourth Land Force Brigade and Lieutenant Colonel Budimir Pesic, Deputy Commander of the 41st infantry battalion of the Fourth Land Force Brigade.
Video of the visit and the participants’ press statements are available on the Infobiro video service.