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Bilateral meetings of Dacic on margins of UN General Assembly

Belgrade/New York, 20 September 2017

First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic held bilateral meetings with the foreign ministers of Belarus, Trinidad and Tobago and Lebanon on the sidelines of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Ivica Dacic, left, and Vladimir Makei

Dacic said in a meeting with Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei that both countries had good bilateral relations, and that there was room for improvement of cooperation.

They agreed that there is a possibility for further strengthening of economic cooperation.

Makei stressed that, given the traditionally friendly relations, Serbia can count on Belarus' support for issues of particular importance to our country.

Dacic, in a conversation with Foreign Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Denis Mouzes, expressed his gratitude for their principled position on Kosovo-Metohija and updated him on the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.

Dacic stressed that Trinidad and Tobago can count on Serbia's support, and reminded of a scholarship programme for foreign students in Serbia.

He invited Mouzes to visit Serbia in the upcoming period.

Mouzes underlined that his country's position on the issue of Kosovo-Metohija is known and will not change.

Ivica Dacic and Andrej Plenkovic

Dacic and Lebanese Foreign Minister Gibran Basil assessed during the meeting that Serbia and Lebanon have traditionally good and friendly relations that need to be nurtured and promoted.

Dacic underlined that there is a significant room for improving cooperation in the field of economy and invited Minister Basil to visit Serbia in early 2018.

On the margins of the UN General Assembly, Dacic also had short meetings with the President of the Bolivian State of Bolivia Evo Morales and Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenkovic.

Dacic and the President of Bolivia noted that the relations of the two countries are good, and agreed that there is room for deepening and improving cooperation.

In a meeting with the Prime Minister of Croatia, the bilateral relations of the two countries as well as the situation in the region were considered.