First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dacic attended tonight in Basel, where he will participate at the XXI OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting on 4-5 December, an informal dinner on the current situation in Ukraine and the role of the OSCE, that the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss President and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Didier Burkhalter hosted for the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of OSCE Participating States.

Prior to the informal dinner, the Serbian Foreign Minister met his Dutch counterpart Bert Koenders, and Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende, with whom he exchanged views on the current situation in Ukraine.
Both the Dutch and the Norwegian Ministers lent their support to the Republic of Serbia, as the next country to assume OSCE Chairmanship. The talks also touched on the current bilateral issues and visits for the next year were agreed upon.