At “Knjaz Mihailo” barracks in Nis, a closing ceremony for “MEDCEUR 2009” was held today. The closing ceremony was attended by the Head of the Military health Care Department Brigadier General Veljko Todorovic and the commander of 3rd brigade Colonel Cedomir Brankovic.

Co-directors of the exercise, Lt. Col. Goran Desancic and Colonel Timothy Brown thanked the members of the Serbian Armed Forces, the town of Nis, the Medical School in Nis, and TV station Kopernikus for their commitment, professionalism, hospitality, support and excellent condition for performing the exercise.

On behalf of the SAF medical service, Brigadier General Veljko Todorovic greeted the participants of the exercise: “We have demonstrated our capability to act as a team in a case of a natural or technological accident, united, while proving to be most effective, abiding by the same principles in the organization of the medical service and implementing the same procedure in a humane mission of providing relief and treatment to those injured or ill”. As Brig. Gen. Todorovic said wishing the representatives of Montenegro a successful realization of the next year’s MEDCEUR 2010.