Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Selakovic attended today in Marrakech the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Selakovic attended today in Marrakech the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS.
Selakovic stated on that occasion that Serbia stands for the multilateral aspect of the fight against terrorism and that she believes that the United Nations should be a key forum for international cooperation in this field.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that our country fulfils all international obligations in the context of the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions, especially those related to the introduction of embargoes on arms exports, including bans on non-state actors, terrorist organisations and related individuals, noting in particular that Serbia is a signatory to 15 international conventions on combating terrorism.
By participating in multinational peacekeeping missions within the UN and the EU, Serbia is contributing to the preservation of regional and global security in a concrete way, Selakovic said, paying tribute to member of the Serbian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Dejan Stanojevic and his colleagues who tragically lost their lives on 29 March in the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
He underlined that Serbia does not diminish the importance of other international forums, which is why it joined the Global Coalition from the very beginning and selflessly contributes to international efforts in the fight against ISIS, primarily through various forms of donations in military equipment and ammunition and participation in the training of Iraqi security forces.
Selakovic added that Serbia, as a candidate country for membership in the European Union, gives its full contribution by active participation in European policies in the fight against terrorism, and has developed strategic cooperation with EUROPOL.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs especially emphasised that Serbia has instruments in its criminal legislation to prevent and punish incitement, organisation and participation of its citizens in wars or conflicts in foreign countries, and informed that the Serbian judicial authorities have completed proceedings against 7 persons who were engaged on foreign battlefields, and that several investigations are underway against persons connected with terrorist activities.
Selakovic said that the fight against terrorism, radicalism and extremism is of priority importance, and that Serbia is actively involved in combating these challenges and threats at the domestic, regional and international level.