His Highness Lieutenant General Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the National Security Advisor and Royal Guard Commander, in the presence of Aleksandar Vučić, the President of the friendly Republic of Serbia, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the United Arab Emirates, and a number of senior officials, attended the military parade of the Serbian Armed Forces, titled “Power of Unity”, held in the capital Belgrade as part of the celebrations of ‘Unity, Freedom and Serbian Flag Day’ within the framework of His Highness's official visit to the Republic of Serbia.

On the occasion, His Highness affirmed that the Kingdom of Bahrain’s participation in the celebrations of the Republic of Serbia, comes within the context of the close historical relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Republic of Serbia, and reflects the support provided by the leaderships of both countries to strengthen cooperation in various fields.

His Highness noted the Kingdom of Bahrain’s keenness to continue strengthening these relations to serve mutual interests and support security and peace efforts at the regional and international levels.

His Highness praised the military parade, which demonstrated the high level of efficiency and discipline of the Serbian Armed Forces and their remarkable development in training and armament.

The parade began with the Serbian flag, measuring approximately 300 metres in length in front of the main podium. It also included various formations of the Serbian Armed Forces, displays of advanced defence mechanisms and systems, personal protection guards and air defences, demonstrating the qualitative development achieved by the Serbian forces at the organizational and operational levels.

His Highness was accompanied by Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa, the Deputy National Security Adviser, Shaikh Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, the Chairman of the Strategic Security Bureau, Shaikh Khalid bin Humood Al Khalifa, the Capital Governor, and Ahmed Abdulrahman Al Saati, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Republic of Serbia, residing in the Russian Federation.