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Intensive diplomatic activity of Serbia within UN General Assembly

Belgrade/New York, 24 September 2022

Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Selakovic stated that the Serbian delegation completed very intensive diplomatic activity in New York within the framework of the 77th UN General Assembly, that it held a total of 100 meetings on the sidelines of that session, and that 12 agreements, protocols and memoranda were signed with the representatives of the countries with which he had the opportunity to meet.

Selakovic stated that the UN General Assembly was an opportunity to hold a series of meetings on the sidelines of that session with fellow foreign ministers from several countries around the world and with representatives of the US Congress, as well as representatives of the American-Jewish Committee, the Alliance of Civilisations, but also the World Economic Forum.

I can proudly say that a total of 100 meetings were held, of which 95 were with foreign ministers and five with representatives of the American-Jewish Committee, the Alliance of Civilisations and the World Economic Forum, he said.

He emphasised that it was an excellent opportunity to affirm what our policy is, and that fellow foreign ministers from different countries at the meetings he had were impressed after the extraordinary address of President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic at the UN General Assembly.

They were under the impression of that speech, a speech that confirmed consistent respect for international law, respect for the role of the UN and respect for valid resolutions of the UN Security Council by Serbia, which is not a large country geographically and in terms of population, but a country that firmly believes that the commitment of small and medium-sized countries, international law is the strongest ally in our fight for the protection of our vital state and national interests, he emphasised.

Selakovic said that exceptional talks were held both with the representatives of the countries that recognised the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo, as well as those that did not and that once again confirmed their support and commitment to protecting the vital principle of the inviolability of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the internationally recognised UN member states.

This year has been very challenging for the UN. Multilateralism is in a kind of crisis and for Serbia it is of vital importance that multilateralism returns to the scene, that the strengthened role of the UN returns to the scene and that our struggle for the protection of our state and national interests in Kosovo and Metohija, precisely in the light of the struggle for respect application of international law, relevant UN decisions, such as Resolution 1244, remains what we will deal with and remains something that Serbia will fight for. This reaffirmation of the role of the UN is something that guarantees greater success in that fight, Selakovic.

The head of Serbian diplomacy pointed out that the meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session were an excellent opportunity to conclude a series of agreements, protocols and memoranda with the representatives of the countries he had the opportunity to meet with.

In total, we concluded 12 agreements, memoranda and protocols, and today we ended this very intensive diplomatic activity by signing the Agreement on the abolition of visas for official and diplomatic passports with Senegal, the head of Serbian diplomacy concluded.