Rear Admiral Michael Lyden Visits Serbia, January 18, 2007

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January 18, 2007
Embassy of the United States of America
Belgrade

Rear Admiral Michael Lyden Visits Serbia

Rear Admiral Michael J. Lyden, Director of Logistics and Security Assistance, Headquarters United States European Command, will visit Belgrade on January 18-19 2007. He will meet with the Minister of Defense Zoran Stankovic and Chief of General Staff of Serbian Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General Zdravko Ponos to discuss security assistance issues and future cooperation. Talks will also focus on the establishment of an Office of Defense Cooperation in Belgrade.

This will be the first visit to Serbia by Rear Admiral Lyden and his visit underscores the importance of our security relationship and cooperation between the United States European Command and the Armed Forces of Serbia.

From Left To Right: Rear Admiral Michael J. Lyden, Director of Logistics and Security Assistance, Headquarters United States European Command; Chief of General Staff of Serbian Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General Zdravko Ponos

S leva na desno: Kontraadmiral Majkl Dž. Lajden, direktor za Logistiku i pomoć u oblasti bezbednosti pri Štabu Evropske komande Sjedinjenih Država; Načelnik Generalštaba Vojske Srbije, general-potpukovnik Zdravko Ponoš

From Left To Right: Serbian Assistant Defense Minister Snezana Samardzic-Markovic; Rear Admiral Lyden

S leva na desno: Pomoćnica ministra odbrane za politiku odbrane Snežana Samardžić-Marković; Kontraadmiral Lajden

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18. januar, 2007
Ambasada Sjedinjenih Američkih Država
Beograd

Kontraadmiral Majkl Lajden u poseti Srbiji

Kontraadmiral Majkl Dž. Lajden, direktor za Logistiku i pomoć u oblasti bezbednosti pri Štabu Evropske komande Sjedinjenih Država, boraviće u Beogradu 18. i 19. januara 2007. On će sa ministrom odbrane Zoranom Stankovićem i načelnikom Generalštaba Vojske Srbije, general-potpukovnikom Zdravkom Ponošem razgovarati o pomoći u oblasti bezbednosti i budućoj saradnji. Razgovori će takođe biti usmereni i na osnivanje Kancelarije za saradnju u oblasti odbrane u Beogradu.

Ovo je prva poseta kontraadmirala Lajdena Srbiji kojom se naglašava važnost odnosa u oblasti bezbednosti i saradnje između Evropske komande Sjedinjenih Država i Vojske Srbije.