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Friendly relations between Serbia, Hungary reaffirmed

Belgrade/Budapest, 17 May 2024

Minister of Foreign Affairs Marko Đurić paid an official visit to Hungary today, during which he met with head of Hungarian diplomacy Péter Szijjártó.

Đurić, during his first bilateral visit, said that he is pleased that today's visit to Budapest is another confirmation of friendly relations between Serbia and Hungary.

We are sincerely looking forward to the fact that Hungary will take over the presidency of the Council of the European Union, because we know not only that we, as Serbia and as a region, will have a reliable friend at the top of the European Union, but also because the European Union will be managed by political structures will look at the European interest in a responsible way, the Minister pointed out.

He assessed that the proposed Resolution on Srebrenica means the opening of old wounds by irresponsible political circles in the region, which has caused numerous tensions and dissatisfaction.

Such irresponsible policy did not take into account the needs of the future of our people, but took into account the narrow political interests of those who try to manipulate the victims, Đurić said.

When it comes to Kosovo and Metohija, he pointed out that Serbia wants stable and normal relations and finding solutions based on compromise, but at the moment, instead of interlocutors who would help solve inter-ethnic problems, in Pristina, unfortunately, there are interlocutors who day in day out, not respecting agreements, create new tensions.

The head of Serbian diplomacy said that Serbia extremely appreciates Hungary's support, and when it comes to Priština's attempt to achieve membership in the Council of Europe, beyond the standards prescribed by the European Union.

Szijártó said that Hungary is preparing to preside over the European Union and wants to bring Serbia closer to membership during that presidency and that the process will be more intensive than ever before.

He pointed out that Hungary will vote negatively at the United Nations Assembly when it comes to the adoption of the proposed Resolution on Srebrenica, judging that it is an attempt to demonize the entire Serbian nation.

We will also vote negatively if someone raises the question of membership of the so-called Kosovo in the Council of Europe, Szijártó concluded.

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