04. 08.2008. MAJOR GENERAL KATANIC IN AN INTERVIEW TO BETA NEWS AGENCY
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The Armed Forces of Serbia plans to start with an all encompassing modernization and digitalization of 15 fighter/training domestic air crafts type Supergaleb G-4, while next year, depending of the funds available, SAF are planning to purchase one to two Russian transport helicopters type Mi-17, stated Major General Dragan Katanic to BETA news agency. |
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19.07.2008
SAF GS CHIEF LTG ZDRAVKO PONOS SPEAKS OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY
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NOVOSTI DAILY
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The situation is under control but it could easily get out of hand and escalate
The second conference of Chiefs of Balkan Armies ended with all the participating countries (Turkey, Greece, Albania, BiH, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Montenegro) giving full support to the proposal that Serbia hosts the next conference.
The Chief of SAF Gs LTG Zdravko Ponos in his interview to NOVOSTI daily stresses that this is the only regional military forum where Serbia is a full member and not an observer which is the case at some other forums. |
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25. 03.2008.
LT. GEN. PONOS'S INTERVIEW TO ECONOMIST MAGAZINE
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The surplus of military property considering the rise of property prices in the last couple of years is estimated to be worth something over 2 billion €. Some twenty building worth approximately 300 million € could soon be sold. Should the money generated from the sale be used to fund the army, it would soon resolve all problems which have accumulated over the years without burdening the budget of Serbia. Currently, the army spends over 2 million € alone just to guard and secure these objects. |
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25. 03.2008. LTG PONOS'S INTERVIEW TO TANJUG NEWS AGENCY
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WEAPONS SHIPMENT FOR KOSOVO AS A QUESTIONABLE POLITICAL DECISION
BELGRADE, 25 March (Tanjug) – Chief of SAF GS General LTG Zdravko Ponos has given his estimate today that the decision concerning the shipment of American military equipment to Kosovo does not represent a military threat to Serbia, yet in terms of politics, this is a politically incorrect, inappropriate and a wrong decision to make. |
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15.02.2008.
GENERAL PONOS IN POLYGRAPH ON B92
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The decision of the Government of Serbia to annul all possible decisions of Kosovo temporary institutions are a proper and adequate decision to this act of legal and political violation which these decisions entail. The reactions of state bodies are appropriate and that can be seen from these decisions. Many ministries have undertaken drafting their respective action plans, which have been verified. The army, unlike other ministries, which have only recently drawn up and have had these documents adopted by the Government, has its own plans, and our plan dates back to April last year, so there is no reason to react nervously to these circumstances. There is nothing unknown to us in our job. Finally, the only right reaction to such acts of legal violence is exactly what the Government has done. |
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13.02.2008.
GENERAL PONOS’S INTERVIEW TO “BLIC” DAILY |
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| At this point there are no dangers of military nature which would require further deployment of our armed forces. An unfavorable solution to Kosovo status and possible unilateral declaration of Kosovo’s independence is not a problem to be dealt with by deploying armed forces. Declarating the state of emergency is just a hypothesis, and automatically, the state of emergency does not imply an automatic deployment of the army. The line of command remains the same, as the army is functioning now as well as in the state of emergency based on the proposals of SAF GS to the President of Serbia; the President accepts these proposals and issues orders” says General Zdravko Ponos in his interview to “Blic” daily. |
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16. 12.2007.
MAJOR GENERAL FORCA'S INTERVIEW TO "VECERNJE NOVOSTI" DAILY |
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There are different points of view which have to be taken into account when we talk of arms and equipment in the Army. Firstly, they are viewed according to missions and tasks of the Army which are defined by the Strategic Defense Review. Secondly, and in line, according ton the structure of commands, units and institutions are the determining factors for procuring equipment and arms. And the third factor is the funds available for the modernization of existing and procuring new resources. In general both arms and equipment are in related as follows task-organization-need-possibility.
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9. 12. 2007.
INTERVIEW OF SAF GS CHIEF LT.GEN. PONOS TO "FONET" NEWS AGENCY
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SAF is closely monitoring the situation on Kosovo and at the south of Central Serbia and has fully elaborate plans for different scenarios, stated the Chief of SAF General Staff Lt. Gen. Zdravko Ponos in his interview to FoNet news agency, stressing that at this moment, however, there are no conditions for deploying any of these units. |
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92 – Poligraf – 28. 05.2007.
THE SERBIAN ARMED FORCES TORN BETWEEN WISHES AND NEEDS
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We were very careful to create an army within the budget yet tailored to face all security challenges. This means constant compromise between what you can and have to do, taking into consideration operational needs, also acknowledging he needs in the South of Serbia and possible trouble with Kosovo and Metohija province, as well as other potential danger zones, but also the funds as well.
Guest: The CHief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Serbia
Host: Antonela Riha |
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COL. CORNAKOV’S INTERVIEW TO ODBRANA MAGAZINE
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In the new defense system training will be more part of the command function than it was before, and the focus will be shifted from an individual training to individual training for special missions and tasks and their operational use. The new approach will be realistic when it comes to training management and completely objective with respect to evaluating results. |
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COL. TODOROV’S INTERVIEW GIVEN TO “DANAS” DAILY-15 FEBRUARY, 2007
EURO-ATLANTIC INTEGRATIONS ARE OUR MISSION |
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The Partnership for Peace Program has not opened doors to special units of our armed forces for cooperation with similar units in the region and NATO member states, as this form of cooperation started several years ago. Unlike other units in the Armed Forces, the Special Brigade and individual units which are now part of the Special Brigade, have already collaborated with similar units-says Col. Ilija Todorov, Commander of the Special Brigade of the Armed forces of Serbia.
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