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Serbia actively cooperates with international partners in fight against terrorism

Belgrade/Washington, 30 September 2024

Minister of Foreign Affairs Marko Đurić participated in the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS today in Washington.

In a statement to journalists after the meeting, Đurić said that by participating in this meeting, Serbia once again emphasised the importance of the fight against global terrorism, as well as its complete commitment to the eradication of terrorism, which represents a serious threat today.

The head of Serbian diplomacy pointed out that it is particularly important that Serbia actively cooperates with international partners and through intelligence, security, military and police channels, to suppress global terrorism as a threat.

He pointed out that for Serbia, terrorism is not an abstract and distant threat, but something that, unfortunately, has been present in our region for decades.

As we know, from the territory of our country, that is, from our southern province, a large number of terrorists joined ISIS, and all this together is a reason to cooperate with international partners in the fight against this global problem, he said, adding that today's meeting represents another step forward in joint international action to deal with terrorism.

On the sidelines of the meeting in Washington, Đurić met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Caspar Veldkamp and expressed his belief that in the coming period, Serbia can significantly improve relations with the Netherlands.

The head of Serbian diplomacy recalled that there are a large number of Dutch companies operating in our country, which employ around 15,000 workers, and which contribute significantly to our economy.

I highlighted Serbia’s economic and development potential. We also discussed the political and security situation in our region. I think that cooperation with the Netherlands can yield significant results in new technologies and in general contribute to the diversity of Dutch companies doing business in Serbia, said the head of Serbian diplomacy.

Đurić added that Dutch support for our European path is extremely important for Serbia, and that Serbia is a country that takes the reforms it implements very seriously, but primarily does so for its own sake.

We come to the European table, not with an outstretched hand, but as a country that is developing solidly, strongly and quickly and that can play a very significant role in the wider region, with a healthy economy, with people who are oriented towards knowledge in science, with value and commitment to the future, Đurić concluded.