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Selakovic holds several bilateral meetings at UN headquarters

Belgrade/New York, 20 September 2022

Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Selakovic spoke on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, with 20 heads of diplomacy.

The week in which the general debate is held within the current session of the UN General Assembly will be an opportunity for discussions on a wide range of geopolitical issues, but also for specific bilateral initiatives and work on deepening relations with countries whose foreign ministers are participating in the event.

Selakovic had bilateral long meetings with the foreign ministers of Sierra Leone, Maldives, Algeria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Eritrea and Jordan, but also a series of shorter meetings with colleagues from El Salvador, Romania, Iraq, North Macedonia, Denmark, Egypt, Indonesia, Cyprus, Libya, Rwanda, Tanzania, India and Malaysia.

The head of Serbian presented his counterparts wth the economic results of Serbia and the successfully implemented reform processes in the past ten years, as well as the desire to improve bilateral relations with countries around the world, on the basis of mutual respect and understanding, as well as respect for the fundamental principles of the international legal order.

The talks in New York were also an opportunity to present positions on the issue of Kosovo and Metohija and to clarify the values on which Serbia is building its fight to preserve its territorial integrity and sovereignty.

As Selakovic said in the talks, Serbia is open to strengthening economic ties and exchanging experiences with friendly and partner countries, and the talks were also an opportunity to launch a series of concrete initiatives.

During the talks in New York, several official invitations were sent for visits to Serbia at the highest level, as well as for the signing of the Memorandum on political consultations with Uzbekistan and Jordan.

As planned, Selakovic will have dozens of bilateral meetings with colleagues from around the world by the end of this week at the UN headquarters, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.