The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Maja Gojkovic met today with the delegation of the Indian Parliament, headed by the Speaker of the House of the People Om Birla, taking part in the 141st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Belgrade. The officials highlighted the decade-long traditional friendship and understanding, grounded in the cooperation in the Non-Aligned Movement.
Birla stressed that India supports Serbia in all key areas, respects its territorial integrity and sovereignty and stands firm by its principled non-recognition of the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo-Metohija. As a true friend, India always supports Serbia’s side in international forums.
Gojkovic thanked India for its principled and unswerving support in the matter of Kosovo-Metohija viz. Serbia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Gojkovic and Birla agreed that what gave a special impulse to this friendly relationship were the visit of Vice-President of India Venkaiah Naidu to Serbia in September 2018 and, then Prime Minister and now President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic to India in 2017, as they rang in a new era of relations and ever closer ties between the two countries.
Birla said that the economic ties between the two countries have been strengthened in the last few years, with Indian companies investing into tractor production and other areas and India taking part in the agricultural fair in Novi Sad this year.
Speaking of strengthening cultural ties, Birla said that India greatly appreciates the Serbian people’s interest in yoga, with Belgrade and 13 Serbian towns celebrating the international day of yoga, organizing Indian dance programmes and Serbia increasingly becoming a sought after destination for Indian films.
Birla also emphasized the importance of parliamentary cooperation and invited the Serbian Assembly Speaker to come and visit India with a parliamentary delegation.
Gojkovic said she was more than willing to strengthen parliamentary relations and advance cooperation at the level of committees and parliamentary friendship groups, emphasizing the importance of multilateral parliamentary cooperation and accepted the invitation to India.
The Indian Parliament Speaker congratulated the Serbian Assembly on the excellent organization of the big and important global event.
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