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October 17, 2005.
Celebration of
Security-information agency Day
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During the celebration of the Security Information Agency Day, on
October 17, 2005, the Director of the Agency addressed the guests
present at the reception in the Agency Headquarters with the
following words:
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It gives me great pleasure to be able to welcome you and to extend
my appreciation of your presence here tonight, which contributes to
the celebration of the Day of the Security Information Agency on the
106. Anniversary of the existence of the security service in Serbia.
Formal dates are always a nice occasion to sum up the results and
draw the line under a period of time, no matter how brief it is.
During the last year, the Agency and its members were engaged in
several concurrent issues and the process was developing in a
uniform and dynamic manner, according to our estimation.
The Security Information Agency has, during the past period, given
its full contribution to stability and security strengthening, in
the country itself and in the region, in keeping with the
obligations and competencies prescribed by the Law.
I would like to benefit from this opportunity to extend gratitude,
on behalf of the Agency members and on my own behalf, to all the
state institutions and departments which helped us to achieve this
goal. It should, also, be noted that, in this respect, we have had
an open cooperation, with overall mutual understanding and
agreement.
Let me point out that the Security Information Agency today
represents a state institution, which protects national interests in
the real sense of the word, namely the interests of the state and
its population as a whole, rather than just the interests of one
nation.
The other important task that the Agency is undertaking is the
process of enhancing its capacities to match all current security
challenges. Establishing the reputation of the Agency and distancing
itself from the negative legacy is possible only by obeying the
principles we have established - legality of the working process,
high professionalism and skills, as well as full application of all
the legal mechanisms of control.
That can only be achieved through a systematic streamlining of the
Agency personnel. After a long period of time, we have had a
significant arrival of young, highly educated people, graduated from
the best schools in Serbia. The Agency is a year older, but its
members are significantly rejuvenated and eager to work and
contribute to the global renewal of our country.
I am confident that in the process of outlining the Agency reforms,
the key factors will be young, literate people, morally spotless and
educated according to the highest professional standards.
Finally, the third important segment in the domain of our activities
was the engagement of the Agency within the international
cooperation. I can gladly point out that we are involved in almost
all the security processes linking the partner services in the
region and in a broader international community. We are undoubtedly
determined to give our full contribution to European integration of
the Republic of Serbia and, in this respect, the cooperation between
the intelligence security services today simply does not have any
other alternative, both in bilateral and multilateral level.
I would like to reassure all the services with which we have
established bilateral cooperation that the Security Information
Agency will always be a reliable, responsible and honest partner in
countering all the contemporary security challenges.
I would like you all to feel pleasant in our Agency tonight.
Thank you for your attention.
Belgrade, October 17, 2005
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