Mr. Kurt Refsgaard, a representative of the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Denmark, paid a visit to the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia hosted by the Directorate for European Integration and Project Management, with a view to continue cooperation on projects with the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces.

During the three-day visit, four protocols of donations by the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Denmark to the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia were signed.

The first protocol on donation of IT equipment worth EUR 28,000 was signed in the Department of Telecommunications and IT of the Serbian Armed Forces in order to promote a rapid and secure access to the Internet in the organizational units of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces.

The second protocol on donation of IT and didactic equipment worth EUR 7,860 was signed in the Department for the development of psychological activities of the Human Resources Sector for the purpose of improving the psychological prevention at the Ministry of Defence and response in crises.

The protocol on donation of software, IT and office equipment worth EUR 8,500 for the Cabinet of Psychiatry of the MMA Outpatient Clinic was also signed as well as the protocol on donation of cognitive ability and specific personality trait assessment tests worth EUR 14,000 to the Cabinet of Psychology of the Institute of Aviation Medicine of the Air Force and Air Defence.

During the visit, Kurt Refsgaard talked with the Colonel Katarina Strbac, PhD, Director of the Directorate, representatives of the Defence Policy Sector, Human Resources Sector, Military Medical Academy and AF&AD Command. On this occasion he expressed his satisfaction with the bilateral cooperation in this field and the implementation of the projects agreed so far.