Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Savezno Ministarstvo za Inostrane Poslove [SMIP]
Starting in 1997 A number of current intelligence officers and policemen were sent as ambassadors, consuls, and first secretaries to the Yugoslav embassies in neighboring countries. Zoran Janjackovic, ambassador to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia[ FYROM], used to be chief of Serbia's secret police. Zoran Sokolovic, formerly minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia, was made ambassador to Bucharest. The trend of strengthening the Yugoslav diplomatic service with the cadre from intelligence services and police and military structures continued with the appointment of Dragan Sekulovic, Velimir Jovanovic, and Blagoje Kovacevic as assistants to the Foreign Minister. Sekulovic has been chief inspector in the federal police, Major General Jovanovic was head of the School Center for Security, and Colonel General Kovacevic was been deputy chief of the General Staff.
Sources and Resources
http://www.fas.org/irp/world/serbia/smip.htm
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Updated Friday, October 02, 1998 6:29:39 PM