The Chairperson of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee briefed the Israeli Deputy Interior Minister on the Committee’s scope and duties, highlighting its very active supervision of the military and the police. Obradovic added that the participation of women in the Committee’s work had been increased in the current legislature, drawing attention to the importance of female participation in the security sector.

The Head of Parliamentary Friendship Group with Israel said that the 32-member Parliamentary Friendship Group was among the largest at the National Assembly. He opined that it was important to promote economic, agricultural and cultural cooperation between the two countries, emphasising the importance of interparliamentary cooperation. Markovic also thanked the Deputy Minister for the assistance Israel provided Serbia during the May floods.