Gasic, Mojsilovic visit army troops in Ground Safety Zone

BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic and Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Gen Milan Mojsilovic on Wednesday visited army troops tasked with securing the administrative line between central Serbia and Kosovo-Metohija and controlling the Ground Safety Zone.

They visited troops stationed at the Debela Glava and Ornica bases, where base commanders briefed them on the way life and work were organised at the facilities.

They saw that the troops were trained and motivated to execute tasks in the Ground Safety Zone.

Afterwards, they toured the Vrtogos multifunctional shooting range for individual and collective shooting training, the MoD said in a statement.

Gasic thanked the Serbian Armed Forces personnel for its great efforts and self-sacrifice in execution of tasks in the Ground Safety Zone.

"I would like to thank the army personnel for executing all tasks round-the-clock in complex conditions and all types of weather. With its responsible work and efforts and, above all, with its patriotism, Serbian Armed Forces personnel is making a full contribution to the security of all our citizens in this part of our country," Gasic said.

The citizens are proud and have great trust in the Serbian Armed Forces, a factor of peace and stability, Gasic said.