Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dacic received today Rauhi Fatuh, International Affairs Adviser and Special Envoy of the President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, at the ceremony on the occasion of assumption of duties by President of the Republic by Aleksandar Vucic.

Minister Dacic stressed the significance attached by the Republic of Serbia to the relations with Palestine and pointed out in this context that we highly appreciated the presence of a representative of that friendly country at the ceremony.

Recalling the long tradition of friendship between the two countries and peoples, mutual readiness for the continuation of bilateral and multilateral cooperation and further improvement of the relations in all areas of common interest had been confirmed by both sides.

Minister Dacic conveyed his gratitude for the support of Palestine to the territorial integrity of the Republic of Serbia and its positions regarding the unilaterally declared independence of the so-called Kosovo.