Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized a traditional Diploma Award Ceremony for the students of the Diplomatic Academy who successfully completed the program of diplomatic training and professional development during 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 academic years.

In his welcome address, Minister of Foreign Affairs I. Mrkic recalled the foreign policy framework and objectives relevant to the upcoming diplomatic and other tasks. He also sent a message to young colleagues that education was the initial step in a career and that many professional challenges awaited them along the way. He pointed out the virtues necessary for a diplomat personality development, and assessed that one of the key requirements for working in this service was a developed "sense of collegial unity and solidarity". Minister Mrkic expressed the most cordial congratulations to the graduates and wished them all the best in their careers, and then handed a diploma to the best student Marina Nikodijevic.

Among a total of 115 participants from both generations who have completed a training program, in addition to the employees from the Ministry, there are also representatives of other government departments sending their staff for more than ten years already for professional training in order to acquire knowledge and skills necessary to perform the tasks of international cooperation in their own departments.