Meeting of the Western Balkans Parliamentary Forum on SALW in Serbia

On 20 June 2011, SEESAC co-organized the third in a series of meetings aimed at supporting the strengthening of parliamentary oversight of arms transfers in Serbia. Hosted by the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development (MERD), the meeting gathered relevant members of parliament and parliamentary staff, as well as representatives of government institutions responsible for the control of arms exports and imports, including the Ministries of Defense and Interior and the Security and Information Agency (BIA).

Jasmina Roskic, Head of Division within the MERD Department for Industrial Development, presented the results of Serbia’s "Annual Report on the Transfers of Controlled Goods in 2009" and updated members of parliament on all ongoing work and trends in the area of arms control.

Diman Dimov, SEESAC Team Leader, underlined the importance of transparency in the realm of arms transfers, the role of the parliament in ensuring that transparency is maintained, and commended MERD and other agencies for proactively providing information to the legislative body.

SEESAC also contributes to transparency in Serbia by supporting the publication of annual reports on the transfers of controlled goods, in both Serbian and English. 

These activities are supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.