Serbia hosts first joint military exercise with NATO

Serbia and NATO have launched their first joint military exercise, a two-week-long drill involving about 600 troops from Serbia, Italy, Romania, and Turkiye. Military planners and observers from several countries, including France, Germany, Italy, and the United States, are also participating. The exercise aims to preserve peace and stability in the region and falls under NATO's Partnership for Peace programme, which Serbia has been part of for nearly 20 years.