First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dacic received today a courtesy call from newly-appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the Republic of Serbia Nikolaus Lutterotti.

Welcoming the new Austrian Ambassador, Minister Dacic said that he was pleased with the good bilateral relations characterized by frequent high and top-level meetings and also with the highly developed economic cooperation.

The Serbian Foreign Minister conveyed his belief that the new Austrian Ambassador, through his efforts, would contribute to the further promotion of all-round relations between the two countries.

Ambassador Nikolaus Lutterotti was thankful for the warm welcome extended him, noting that he was happy that Serbia was the country where he would perform his duties.

He underlined that, to Austria, Serbia was the most important partner in the region, and that Austria would continue to support Serbia on its European path.

He underscored in particular that a few weeks ago Austria presented the priorities of its Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2018, and that the enlargement of the European Union would be among these priorities.

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A round of bilateral political consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey were held in Ankara today.

The Serbian delegation was headed by State Secretary Nemanja Stevanovic, while the Turkish delegation was led by MFA Undersecretary, Ambassador Ümit Yalçin. The Serbian delegation also included Head of the Neighbouring Countries Department, Ambassador Slobodan Vukcevic as well as the Serbian Ambassador to Turkey Zoran Markovic.

They discussed all bilateral issues of importance for relations between the two countries, noting that the relations were very good. It was stressed in particular that there was room for their further promotion in the fields of economy, trade and investment.

Both sides emphasized the importance of the upcoming visit to the Republic of Turkey by President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic. The delegations also discussed issues related to the Western Balkans and the Middle East region. The officials agreed that the holding of political consolations would have a regular dynamic

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First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic received today non-resident Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Fawwaz Al-Eitan, with residence in the Hellenic Republic.

Minister Dacic assessed that the overall relations between Serbia and Jordan were good, but insufficiently developed, and expressed readiness for strengthening and promoting bilateral cooperation between the two countries in all segments of common interest.

Recalling the long tradition of diplomatic relations established back in 1951, Minister Dacic underlined the need for revising the Agreement from the time of the former SFRY.

In a cordial conversation, invitations were exchanged for reciprocal visits by the two Ministers, and it was noted that such visits usually give an impetus to strengthening political dialogue, economic cooperation and treaty regulations.

The Jordanian Ambassador informed the Serbian Foreign Minister of the situation in the respective region. He assessed the cooperation with the Republic of Serbia as highly positive and, in this context, expressed his pleasure at the upcoming meetings at the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Youth and Sport.

At the end of the meeting, the interlocutors confirmed their mutual commitment to continue the development of bilateral cooperation, in expectation that the relations between the two countries would be promoted, particularly in the fields of education, culture and sports.

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First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dacic received today Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco Mohamad Amine Belhaj.

The interlocutors discussed current issues related to the bilateral cooperation between the two countries, including mutual support in international organizations.

Both sides assessed the recent visit of Minister Dacic to Morocco as highly successful and underlined the importance of organizing other planned high-level visits this year and of holding the Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation.

At today’s meeting, Minister Dacic presented the letter of invitation for the return visit by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco, Nasser Burita.

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