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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

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Great importance of advanced training of staff in field of international relations and cooperation

Belgrade, 5 February 2024

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic addressed today the new generation of participants of the Basic Diplomatic Training Programme 2023/24 at the Diplomatic Academy.

Dacic said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attaches great importance to the advanced training of staff who deal with international cooperation within the state and public institutions of the Republic of Serbia, which is of particular importance at a time when foreign policy relations are getting dramatically more complex.

He highlighted Serbia's foreign policy priorities, first and foremost the preservation of sovereignty and territorial integrity, because the issue of Kosovo and Metohija is of the highest national and state interest; full membership in the European Union, while maintaining military neutrality; improvement of good neighbourly and regional cooperation; development of relations with all actors of international politics, both bilaterally and multilaterally, through building new, but also strengthening old and traditional friendships.

Just as until now, Serbia will lead an independent foreign policy, based above all on the preservation of national and state interests, but always with respect for the basic principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations, Dacic said.