All-round cooperation with neighbours is among the most important foreign policy priorities of Serbia. As a key function of regional stability and prosperity, such cooperation plays a pivotal role in Serbia’s relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and its efforts to bring about regional reconciliatio…
Bilateral cooperation with neighbours has always been the linchpin of Serbia’s approach to foreign policy. It has considered it catalytic for a new type of relations of a higher quality in the Western Balkans and the whole of South-East Europe. That is particularly true of Bosnia and Herzegovina, ou…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s open debate on this crucial topic. We share the opinion expressed by many delegations today that the world is facing increasing challenges. That is why it is vital to observe the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United Nations and, in par…
Regional stability and the development of overall cooperation in the Western
Balkans have been long-standing foreign-policy priorities of Serbia. The pursuit of those goals has long been reflected in the activities of my country, as we believe that that is the best way to bring about a politically …
I thank the President of the General Assembly, His Excellency Mr. Miroslav Lajčák, for the initiative he has taken in organizing
this important event. His endeavour is proof of his strong commitment to preventing conflicts and sustaining peace.
Serbia aligns itself with the statement delivered by …
Let me express my gratitude to you, Madam President, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands for organizing today’s open debate on this important issue.
Serbia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union, but I would like to make some comments in my national capacity…
Before I begin, I would like to thank the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Valentin Inzko, for his report (S/2017/922, annex).
Regional stability and the development of all-round cooperation with its neighbours have always been among Serbia’s foreign policy priorities. A staunch …
Before I begin, I would like to thank High Representative Inzko for his briefing.
In all our statements in the Security Council on this topic, regional stability and the development of all-round cooperation with Serbia’s closest neighbours have been accentuated as its most important foreign policy …
Before I proceed to make my statement, I would like to take this opportunity to pay my respects to one of our own. Yesterday, Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, passed away in his office, hard at work representing his country and prom…
On behalf of the States members of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC), I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/71/L.16/Rev.1, submitted under sub-item (o) of agenda item 126 and entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Orga…
First of all, allow me to wish Egypt a very successful presidency and to thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting. I willl High Representative Inzko back to the United Nations. Since I am speaking last, I thank all previous speakers for their statements.
The Republic of Serbia is firmly committed…
At the outset, I would like to welcome Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as today’s adoption of resolution 2247 (2015).
Bosnia and Herzegovina is not only a next-door neighbour, but also one of the key partners o…
My delegation would like to exercise its right of reply in response to the statement that was made today by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, Mr. Edi Rama,
At this historic seventieth session of the General Assembly, as the States Members of the United Nations invest maximum efforts in…
First, allow me to thank you, Madam President, for convening this very important meeting.
My country aligns itself with the statement delivered by observer of the European Union (EU). I would like, however, to take this opportunity to inform the Council briefly about some of Serbia’s activities in …
I would like to thank High Representative Inzko for his report (S/2015/300, annex) and his statement made today. As a next-door neighbour, Serbia has a vital interest in the stability and prosperity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In this context, we are firmly committed to the sovereignty and territoria…
Today we commemorate the solemn anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the greatest calamity that ever befell the world. The slaughter and devastation it left in its train were enormous, biblical. From the steppes of Russia and Ukraine to the vast expanses of the Pacific, from the paddies o…
I am regretfully compelled to take the floor once again. This body is too precious to be abused for the conduct of a domestic electoral campaign. The conduct of Croatia related to some recent events cannot be said to have been fully conducive to building on what we have achieved thus far — not the f…
Let me begin by welcoming the Presidents and the Prosecutors of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), two of whom are also officials of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and by thanking them f…
Before proceeding with my statement, I would like to underline how privileged I am to deliver my statement today, 11 November, a date that continues to stand out as a beacon of hope and reconciliation all over the world. In paying respect to those who have laid down their lives for peace and liberty…
At the outset, I would like to welcome Judge Theodor Meron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and Judge Vagn Joensen, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)…
