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25 May 2021 National Assembly Speaker Ivica Dacic meets with Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde
Tuesday, 25 May 2021
National Assembly Speaker Meets with Swedish Foreign Minister
The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dacic met today with Swedish Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ann Linde, currently visiting Serbia.
National Assembly Speaker Ivica Dacic expressed his full support for the Swedish chairmanship of the OSCE and shared his personal experiences from the chairmanship during 2015, pointing out that these are very complex and delicate tasks. He stressed that Serbia is prizes its cooperation with the OSCE and that the OSCE has made an important contribution to the reform process in Serbia. The National Assembly Speaker highlighted the good cooperation with the OSCE missions in Belgrade and Kosovo.
Ivica Dacic informed his guest about the joint activities of the National Assembly and the OSCE, adding that the National Assembly’s Women's Parliamentary Network, operating successfully since 2013, was formed in cooperation with the OSCE.
Minister Ann Linde shared the priorities of the Swedish chairmanship of the OSCE, as well as the challenges the organisation faces in its work, stressing how satisfied she was with the good cooperation between the OSCE and Serbia. She was interested in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina and pointed out the importance of including more women in this process.
The officials opined that the bilateral relations between Serbia and Sweden are very good and both sides expressed readiness to work on their further improvement. They also agreed that the ample Serbian diaspora in Sweden contributes to the understanding and closeness of the two countries.