Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dacic sent a letter of condolences to the family of Dusan Batakovic.

"Please accept my sincere condolences over the loss of your father.

He will always be remembered as an exceptional diplomat and an expert on the history of the Balkans who had a lot more to offer to his country.

I sympathize with your grief", says the condolence letter by the Head of Serbian diplomacy.