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09BELGRADE349
2009-04-24 13:23:00
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Embassy Belgrade
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SERBIA RESPONSE: DEVELOPING FOLLOW-UP DATA ON COESPU
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BELGRADE 000349
DEPT FOR EUR/SCE (P. PETERSON),PM/PPA (J. HANLEY)
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O.12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR MASS IT PKO SR
SUBJECT: SERBIA RESPONSE: DEVELOPING FOLLOW-UP DATA ON COESPU
PARTICIPANTS
REF: STATE 27713
Summary and Action Request
--------------------------
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BELGRADE 000349
DEPT FOR EUR/SCE (P. PETERSON),PM/PPA (J. HANLEY)
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O.12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR MASS IT PKO SR
SUBJECT: SERBIA RESPONSE: DEVELOPING FOLLOW-UP DATA ON COESPU
PARTICIPANTS
REF: STATE 27713
Summary and Action Request
--------------
1. (SBU) We delivered reftel request for assistance to Interior
Ministry International Cooperation Bureau head Drazen Maravic on
April 3. Maravic told us the Ministry was discussing increasing
police involvement in European peacekeeping operations and Interior
Minister Ivica Dacic had already conveyed this to the European
Union. Currently, Serbia had only 11 individual officers, who were
trained at COESPU, participating in two missions but was considering
greater participation, Maravic said. Providing a full formed police
unit of 25 officers would be very difficult for Serbia at this time.
Serbia was instead considering forming a sub-unit that could serve
in another country's contingent. Maravic requested lessons learned
from comparable European countries on the complete process of
forming a contingent or part of a contingent, government
decision-making on accepting invitations to participate in missions,
deployment, rotations of officers, and reintegration of previously
deployed officers back into the police force. Maravic noted
financial constraints and possibly legislative approval as further
hurdles. Action request: we request any information the Department
has available on best practices from other countries. End Summary.
Questionnaire Responses
--------------
2. (SBU) Serbian Interior Ministry responses to the survey keyed to
reftel question letters follow:
A) There are no police officers currently assigned to stability
police training.
B) There is no unit trained by COESPU graduates.
C) There are no COESPU graduates that are currently assigned to
stability police units.
D) COESPU graduates that have been or are currently deployed to
peace operations as UN civilian police:
Goran MARKOVIC, chief inspector, UNMIL, 2004-2005
Ljubisa DRASKOVIC, independent inspector, UNMIL, 2006-2007
Milorad MARKOVIC, major, UNMIL, 2008
Zeljko JOVIC, captain, MINUSTAH, 2008-2009
Milan POPOVIC, captain, MINUSTAH, 2008-2009
Dejan NIKOLIC, warrant officer, MINUSTAH, 2008-2009
Vladan MARKOVIC, warrant officer, MINUSTAH, 2008-2009
Irena PASTI, senior inspector, MINUSTAH, 2008-2009
Dejan VUJACIC, major, UNMIL, present
Brankica JANOSEVIC, sergeant, UNMIL, present
Ivan ALEKSANDAR major, UNMIL, present
Vlado Ristevski, warrant officer, UNMIL, present
E) COESPU graduates on the waiting list for MINUSTAH:
Goran PANOVIC, captain, COESPU-MM6
Slobodan JANJIC, chief inspector, COESPU-HL11
Slobodan OBRENOVIC, captain, COESPU-MM6
F) All COESPU graduates work in the same position as they worked
before COESPU Course. They are potential candidates for UN mission
deployment.
G) We do not have police officers on UN waiting lists. We are
currently participating in two UN missions with 11 police officers
(Liberia - 6, Haiti - 5). For time being we maintain our obligation
to send 11 police officers each year.
H) Sixty (60) candidates have passed SAT.
I) All graduates passed UN Certification at COESPU courses.
J) Candidates who did not pass (SAT) exam:
Dragan ARIZANOVIC, police adviser, HL 5
Damir SIMONOVIC, lieutenant, MM 7
Sasa PAVLOVIC, sergeant, MM 8
Milan GAK, warrant officer, MM 10
Vojkan IVANOVIC, sergeant, MM12
Drasko SUVARA, warrant officer, MM12
Zeljko RADIN, sergeant, MM12
Mihailo RAICEVIC, junior warrant officer, MM12
Djordje DOBRASINOVIC, independent inspector, MM13
Srdjan DJOKOVIC, sergeant, MM13
Nenad SCEPANOVIC, sergeant , MM13
Predrag MACESIC, sergeant, MM13
BELGRADE 00000349 002 OF 002
K) Graduates who did not pass the exam are advised to improve skills
in particular areas that they did not pass (in most cases - the
English test proficiency in part of writing reports). If they do
so, we consider them for participation in UN missions. Up to now
all candidates we sent to the UN missions passed all required
mission tests.
L) The criteria are not always the same for SAT exams. It depends
on UN instructors who provide final exams, there are some
varieties.
M) COESPU training is currently the main training in the area of
peacekeeping operations for Serbian police officers for the time
being. We consider COESPU training very important when selecting
our police officers to be deployed to UN missions.
N) COESPU training would be a factor in the process of the selection
of the commanders of potential FPU unit in the future.
O) We consider that UN Certification (SAT) exam suffices. It has
covered all necessary UN mission requirements (language proficiency,
driving skills, shooting). We would be glad to host SAT team in our
country in order to test more police officers who are currently
interested in participating in peacekeeping operations.
P) The curriculum at COESPU is under constant improvement in order
to meet FPU/SPU needs (start with medical first aid and final exam
are examples for such progress).
Specific Information
--------------
3. (SBU) Interior Ministry responses to the specific information for
Serbia follow. Answers are keyed to reftel question letters.
A) There is a willingness to create and send a police contingent to
UN missions. Unfortunately, the legislative framework for such an
arrangement needs further development and improvement in cooperation
with MFA of Serbia and other relevant institutions. Also, we have
to consider the financial restraint that can be limiting in this
kind of engagement as well as capacity of our police manpower
available for such an arrangement. Additional information and
support is needed to establish and eventually deploy FPU. In the
meantime, we will continue to build necessary administrative
capacity.
B) We have enough instructors trained by COESPU to provide training
in Serbia. Additional English language courses and organizing
regular UN SAT test in Serbia would be appreciated.
C) After completing MM17 and HL17 courses the number of trained
police trainers from Serbia will rise to 88. Therefore, it would be
useful to analyze and evaluate the training and development we
completed so far. We would be happy to host MAT in September before
the MM18 and HL18 courses begin.
PEDERSON
DEPT FOR EUR/SCE (P. PETERSON),PM/PPA (J. HANLEY)
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O.12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR MASS IT PKO SR
SUBJECT: SERBIA RESPONSE: DEVELOPING FOLLOW-UP DATA ON COESPU
PARTICIPANTS
REF: STATE 27713
Summary and Action Request
--------------
1. (SBU) We delivered reftel request for assistance to Interior
Ministry International Cooperation Bureau head Drazen Maravic on
April 3. Maravic told us the Ministry was discussing increasing
police involvement in European peacekeeping operations and Interior
Minister Ivica Dacic had already conveyed this to the European
Union. Currently, Serbia had only 11 individual officers, who were
trained at COESPU, participating in two missions but was considering
greater participation, Maravic said. Providing a full formed police
unit of 25 officers would be very difficult for Serbia at this time.
Serbia was instead considering forming a sub-unit that could serve
in another country's contingent. Maravic requested lessons learned
from comparable European countries on the complete process of
forming a contingent or part of a contingent, government
decision-making on accepting invitations to participate in missions,
deployment, rotations of officers, and reintegration of previously
deployed officers back into the police force. Maravic noted
financial constraints and possibly legislative approval as further
hurdles. Action request: we request any information the Department
has available on best practices from other countries. End Summary.
Questionnaire Responses
--------------
2. (SBU) Serbian Interior Ministry responses to the survey keyed to
reftel question letters follow:
A) There are no police officers currently assigned to stability
police training.
B) There is no unit trained by COESPU graduates.
C) There are no COESPU graduates that are currently assigned to
stability police units.
D) COESPU graduates that have been or are currently deployed to
peace operations as UN civilian police:
Goran MARKOVIC, chief inspector, UNMIL, 2004-2005
Ljubisa DRASKOVIC, independent inspector, UNMIL, 2006-2007
Milorad MARKOVIC, major, UNMIL, 2008
Zeljko JOVIC, captain, MINUSTAH, 2008-2009
Milan POPOVIC, captain, MINUSTAH, 2008-2009
Dejan NIKOLIC, warrant officer, MINUSTAH, 2008-2009
Vladan MARKOVIC, warrant officer, MINUSTAH, 2008-2009
Irena PASTI, senior inspector, MINUSTAH, 2008-2009
Dejan VUJACIC, major, UNMIL, present
Brankica JANOSEVIC, sergeant, UNMIL, present
Ivan ALEKSANDAR major, UNMIL, present
Vlado Ristevski, warrant officer, UNMIL, present
E) COESPU graduates on the waiting list for MINUSTAH:
Goran PANOVIC, captain, COESPU-MM6
Slobodan JANJIC, chief inspector, COESPU-HL11
Slobodan OBRENOVIC, captain, COESPU-MM6
F) All COESPU graduates work in the same position as they worked
before COESPU Course. They are potential candidates for UN mission
deployment.
G) We do not have police officers on UN waiting lists. We are
currently participating in two UN missions with 11 police officers
(Liberia - 6, Haiti - 5). For time being we maintain our obligation
to send 11 police officers each year.
H) Sixty (60) candidates have passed SAT.
I) All graduates passed UN Certification at COESPU courses.
J) Candidates who did not pass (SAT) exam:
Dragan ARIZANOVIC, police adviser, HL 5
Damir SIMONOVIC, lieutenant, MM 7
Sasa PAVLOVIC, sergeant, MM 8
Milan GAK, warrant officer, MM 10
Vojkan IVANOVIC, sergeant, MM12
Drasko SUVARA, warrant officer, MM12
Zeljko RADIN, sergeant, MM12
Mihailo RAICEVIC, junior warrant officer, MM12
Djordje DOBRASINOVIC, independent inspector, MM13
Srdjan DJOKOVIC, sergeant, MM13
Nenad SCEPANOVIC, sergeant , MM13
Predrag MACESIC, sergeant, MM13
BELGRADE 00000349 002 OF 002
K) Graduates who did not pass the exam are advised to improve skills
in particular areas that they did not pass (in most cases - the
English test proficiency in part of writing reports). If they do
so, we consider them for participation in UN missions. Up to now
all candidates we sent to the UN missions passed all required
mission tests.
L) The criteria are not always the same for SAT exams. It depends
on UN instructors who provide final exams, there are some
varieties.
M) COESPU training is currently the main training in the area of
peacekeeping operations for Serbian police officers for the time
being. We consider COESPU training very important when selecting
our police officers to be deployed to UN missions.
N) COESPU training would be a factor in the process of the selection
of the commanders of potential FPU unit in the future.
O) We consider that UN Certification (SAT) exam suffices. It has
covered all necessary UN mission requirements (language proficiency,
driving skills, shooting). We would be glad to host SAT team in our
country in order to test more police officers who are currently
interested in participating in peacekeeping operations.
P) The curriculum at COESPU is under constant improvement in order
to meet FPU/SPU needs (start with medical first aid and final exam
are examples for such progress).
Specific Information
--------------
3. (SBU) Interior Ministry responses to the specific information for
Serbia follow. Answers are keyed to reftel question letters.
A) There is a willingness to create and send a police contingent to
UN missions. Unfortunately, the legislative framework for such an
arrangement needs further development and improvement in cooperation
with MFA of Serbia and other relevant institutions. Also, we have
to consider the financial restraint that can be limiting in this
kind of engagement as well as capacity of our police manpower
available for such an arrangement. Additional information and
support is needed to establish and eventually deploy FPU. In the
meantime, we will continue to build necessary administrative
capacity.
B) We have enough instructors trained by COESPU to provide training
in Serbia. Additional English language courses and organizing
regular UN SAT test in Serbia would be appreciated.
C) After completing MM17 and HL17 courses the number of trained
police trainers from Serbia will rise to 88. Therefore, it would be
useful to analyze and evaluate the training and development we
completed so far. We would be happy to host MAT in September before
the MM18 and HL18 courses begin.
PEDERSON