18 February 2026 The Head of PFG with Italy, the Holy See and the Sovereign Order of Malta and the Secretary of State of the Holy See

18 February 2026 The Head of PFG with Italy, the Holy See and the Sovereign Order of Malta and the Secretary of State of the Holy See

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Head of PFG with Italy, the Holy See and the Sovereign Order of Malta Meets with the Secretary of State of the Holy See

The Head of the Parliamentary Group of Friendship with Italy, the Holy See and the Sovereign Order of Malta, MP Jovan Palalic, met, in Vatican, with the Secretary of State of the Holy See Cardinal Pietro Parolin.


Palalic and Parolin discussed the relations between Serbia and the Holy See, which they deemed very good and open, chiefly thanks to the many meetings between the highest representatives of the two countries in recent years.

Palalic informed Cardinal Parolin about the latest acts of physical and legal abuse committed against Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija by the government of Albin Kurti, with the ultimate goal of expelling all Serbs from the southern Serbian province and destroying the religious and cultural heritage of the Serbian people in the area where the Serbian Church and the Serbian state were created.

Palalic also thanked Secretary of State Parolin for the Holy See's consistent respect for Serbia's territorial integrity and asked him, within the framework of his international activities, to draw attention to the precedent that certain states have set by recognizing the illegal secession of Kosovo-Metohija, which, especially today, could be dangerous for the entire international order.

Cardinal Parolin pointed out that the restriction of religious and civil freedoms of Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija, as well as the tolerance of attacks on Serbian churches and monasteries carried out there by local authorities, is unacceptable, emphasising that the Holy See remains committed to the position of non-recognition of the false state of Kosovo and consistent respect for international law.

Palalic then spoke of the National Assembly’s friendship group with the Holy See, established at the initiative of National Assembly Speaker Ana Brnabic, with the aim of contributing to the further strengthening of relations between Serbia and the Holy See through its activities.

Finally, the Vatican Secretary of State presented Palalic with his new book, which appeared in bookstores in Rome a week ago.


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