First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dacic received today a farewell call from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Chushev.

Minister Dacic noted successful development of all types of cooperation between the two countries, over the past four years, both on the high political level and in cooperation between towns and municipalities of the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Belarus.

Serbian Foreign Minister underlined that such cooperation was strongly supported by the engagement of Ambassador Chushev, who has made a vast personal contribution, for which he was decorated by President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic, with the Order of the Serbian Flag of the First Degree for merits in developing and strengthening overall cooperation and friendly relations between Serbia and Belarus.

Minister Dacic wished Ambassador Chushev success in his further diplomatic career and on the personal level, expressing hope that, while discharging his new duties, he will continue to contribute to the further development of cooperation between Serbia and Belarus, and to the protection of Serbia's national interests, internationally.