Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Å utanovac told Tanjug on Saturday that Serbia was not militarily threatened. He pointed out, however, that there was a latent possibility of security threats coming from individuals from Kosovo.
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Ruling majority partners “pressured”
November 25th, 2010 |
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Dragan Marković aka Palma exerted pressure on his ruling coalition partners because of the court procedure against Svetlana Ceca Ražnatović. This is according to a report today in the Belgrade-based Blic newspaper.
PM, minister donate salaries to earthquake victims
November 4th, 2010 |
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Defense Minister Dragan Å utanovac called on the citizens to help alleviate the consequences of an earthquake that hit Kraljevo early on Wednesday.
After visiting the area damaged by the earthquake and talking with the residents of the central Serbia city on Wednesday, Sutanovac decided to put his October salary of about RSD 102,000 into the bank account set up for the aid to the injured.
Defense minister on hooligans, EU integrations
October 21st, 2010 |
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Serbia has not been combating bullies and hooligans the right way so far, Defense Minister Dragan Å utanovac told B92 in Belgrade on Thursday.
“The way for the state to combat violence is by implementing the law and imposing adequate and serious sentences,†he stressed.
Serbia to get professional army
October 2nd, 2010 |
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Defense Minister Dragan Å utanovac said that under the new personnel plan, the Serbian Armed Forces would have 36,000 members. Another 2,000 men would be enlisted to the voluntary military service.
200 years since Serbo-Russian victory over Turks
September 23rd, 2010 |
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Serbia must be strong and have a powerful army, and it should not realize its goals through warfare but rather peaceful means. This was heard today from Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Å utanovac, who attended a ceremony marking 200 years since the Battle on the Varvarin Field, that took place during the First Serb Uprising against the Ottoman Turk invasion and occupation of the country.
Srebrenica war crimes suspect arrested
August 25th, 2010 |
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Dragan Nešković (37) was arrested in the Bijeljina area by order of Bosnia-Herzegovina Prosecution’s Special War Crimes Department. This was announced in Sarajevo today.
Defense minister in Libya visit
June 24th, 2010 |
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Defense Minister Dragan Å utanovac is to end his visit to Libya on Thursday, during which he has held a series of meetings.
They focused on the improvement of cooperation between the two countries in the area of defense, said reports.
Serbia could end up with Captain Dragan case
April 5th, 2010 |
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If Dragan Vasiljković, accused of war crimes in Croatia, were to escape to Serbia, Zagreb could hand its case over to Belgrade, Australian media are reporting. Dragan Vasiljković, aka Daniel Snedden, has not been seen since last Monday, The Age writes, and adds that last week Australia’s High Court approved his extradition to Croatia to face war crimes allegations over his alleged actions in that country while he was a Serb paramilitary commander.
Defense chief on Portugal’s support
March 16th, 2010 |
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Defense Minister Dragan Å utanovac stated that Portugal is offering its full support to Serbia on its way toward the EU. Å utanovac, who was on an official visit to Lisbon, also added that he has had “useful talks about Kosovo”.
Å utanovac: Cyprus supports Serbia
February 11th, 2010 |
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Cyprus is supporting Serbia’s position regarding Kosovo, stated Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac on Wednesday. He was meeting with Cypriot President Demetris Christofias in Nicosia.
Party could break ranks over Srebrenica
February 8th, 2010 |
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United Serbia (JS) party MPs will not support a resolution on Srebrenica if it defines the 1995 crime as genocide. This is according to a statement made in Belgrade on Monday by JS President Dragan Marković Palma.
Å utanovac: NATO still far away
January 23rd, 2010 |
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Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Å utanovac said that “all the talk about Serbia’s NATO accession is irrelevant at the moment.” He added that it will take some time before the country can join NATO.
Defense chief pushes for NATO debate in 2010
December 30th, 2009 |
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Defense Minister Dragan Å utanovac said that Serbia will be working within the framework of NATO, “even if it does not become a member-state”. He mentioned Austria as an example of this, and added that he hopes a debate will begin on this topic in 2010.
“Economic not territorial decentralization”
November 22nd, 2009 |
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United Serbia (JS) President Dragan Marković said that his party would vote for the Vojvodina statute and all accompanying bills. He said that they define “an economic, and not a territorial decentralization.”
Mayor condemns attack on French football fan
September 18th, 2009 |
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Belgrade Mayor Dragan Äilas says there is a lack of security for members of the public and wants the authorities to outlaw all groups that call for violence. Äilas called the attack on Toulouse supporters in Belgrade last night a “terrible event,“ stressing that such incidents led to chaos.
Captain Dragan “doesn’t hate Croats”
September 15th, 2009 |
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Dragan Vasiljković says that he does not hate Croats, and that Croatia is not a fascist state, though there are fascist elements in its government. “20 years ago I adopted two Croat girls. Today they are happily married, but they still call me ‘dad’. In Belgrade I would take them to a Catholic church. I have a Croat godson whom I love more than any Serb, because my faith tells me: God, then godson,†said Vasiljković, otherwise known as Captain Dragan, Croatian media report.
Court upholds Captain Dragan extradition appeal
September 2nd, 2009 |
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A Sydney court has upheld an appeal by Dragan Vasiljković, better known as Captain Dragan, against his extradition to Croatia, where he’s accused of war crimes. The Australian Federal Court upheld Vasiljković’s appeal on the grounds that there was no “realistic chance“ of him receiving a fair trial if he was extradited to Croatia.
“No DSS official bought state apartments”
August 21st, 2009 |
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Opposition DSS MP Dragan Šormaz reiterated on Friday that no DSS officials had purchased apartments below the market price. He added that during the cabinet of party leader Vojislav Koštunica all apartments were distributed in keeping with the laws and regulations of the time.
No early elections, DS official adamant
August 4th, 2009 |
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Ruling Democratic Party (DS) Vice-President Dragan Å utanovac says there is no possibility that Serbia will have early elections, “especially not this year”. “I do not know in whose best interest it would be to have months of campaigning now, and then negotiate to form a government. I am sure that this would not be in the best interest of the citizens,†Šutanovac told Belgrade daily VeÄernje Novosti.