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Serbia, Equatorial Guinea on path to strengthening cooperation

Belgrade/Malabo, 10 February 2022

Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Selakovic met today, at the beginning of his official visit to Central African countries, with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Equatorial Guinea Simeon Oyono Esono Angue.

Addressing the press after the meeting, Selakovic said that today is a historic day for the relations between the two countries, because for the first time, a foreign minister of Serbia is visiting Equatorial Guinea.

The head of Serbian diplomacy said that the people of Equatorial Guinea in Serbia have a reliable friend and expressed confidence that the two countries will benefit from mutual cooperation, exchange of experiences and improvement of economic and trade exchange.

Last year, as he reminded, the two countries raised the level of economic cooperation and they should continue to do that, but also to cooperate in all other fields.

That means that we do not support each other only formally, but that this cooperation is of effective importance, that we support each other in international forums, in international organisations, in matters of multilateral importance, but also in matters of bilateral interest, said Selakovic.

He also emphasised the importance of raising the level of diplomatic cooperation, as well as cooperation in the field of agriculture, and expressed satisfaction with the fact that Serbia has the opportunity to help the friendly people of Equatorial Guinea with 30,000 doses of antiviral vaccines.

Today, the two ministers signed a number of interstate agreements: the Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Holders of Diplomatic and Official Passports, the Agreement on Friendship and Cooperation between the two Governments, the Memorandum of Cooperation between the two Ministries of Foreign Affairs, the Memorandum of Understanding on Political Consultations. and a Memorandum of Understanding on Agricultural Cooperation.

Nikola Selakovic and Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue

Selakovic also met with Vice President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue today and on this occasion underlined that the two countries are bound by traditional friendship and that it is a duty of new generations of politicians to renew and develop this friendship.

The Minister informed his interlocutor, who is responsible, among other things, for defence and security policy, about the capacity of the Serbian defence industry and the positions of Serbia as a military neutral country.

On our part there is interest in improving cooperation in the field of defence and security, military cooperation, military medicine and police cooperation, he said.

Selakovic underlined that good political relations, dedication to the same values, the support of Equatorial Guinea to the preservation of territorial integrity and sovereignty of Serbia are an excellent basis for strengthening bilateral cooperation at all levels.