MLO Belgrade  /  Newsroom  /  News Archive  /  2019  /  Serbian Multi-Party Parliament Delegation Visits NATO Headquarters  /  James Appathurai Statement

"Serbia and NATO have developed a strong practical partnership over the past decade. This partnership is based on an understanding that we are neighbours, and working together with our neighbours on security issues, makes all of our citizens safer." 

For instance, in 2018, Serbia hosted a major NATO exercise on disaster preparedness which improved our collective ability to respond to events such as floods, earthquakes and forest fires. NATO and Serbia recently agreed a new Individual Partnership Action Plan for 2019 to 2021. This document lays out in detail where we will cooperate in the coming two years and how NATO will help to support Serbia’s reform efforts. The visit to NATO today, by a number of senior members of the Serbian Parliament, shows that NATO and Serbia have an active political dialogue and that we are focused on enhancing mutual understanding of the security situation in our common region.