Serbian soldiers in the peace-keeping missions in Lebanon and Cyprus

Belgrade, June, 08. 2010 (Serbia Today) - Defense Minister Dragan Sutanovac expects members of the Serbian Army (VS) to soon take part in the peace-keeping missions in Lebanon and Cyprus. He said for Vecernje Novosti published on Thursday that this would come besides four other missions that VS soldiers take part in already. In a new interview to the Belgrade daily Sutanovac said that he had informed the European Parliament Security Committee about “what our army will look like when the process of its professionalization is completed. ”The VS is expected to abolish conscription by early next year, and will have about 36,000 members, according to minister. "Our defense system will get a modern character and will be an engine that heads reforms in Serbia and accelerates its movement towards the European Union," said Sutanovac.