For the first time, Trump wrote in the letter to Vucic what is the key to relations with Pristina: He officially mentioned the mutual recognition

On the occasion of the Statehood Day of the Republic of Serbia, the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, received congratulations from numerous world officials, stated the Cooperation Service with the media of the President of the Republic.

Serbia celebrates the statehood day: The award ceremony at the Presidency (PHOTO)

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In the message of the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, states:

- Dear Mr. President,

On behalf of the American people, I am pleased to send sincere congratulations on the occasion of the Statehood Day of Serbia.

This year, since the celebration of the hundred anniversary since the Serbian flag fluttered over the White House, we are starting to ensure that the next century of our partnership is in a similar way dedicated to peace, prosperity, and freedom.

The United States remains unwavering in its support to your commitment to deepen regional co-operation, and in particular to your efforts to normalize relations with Kosovo.

While it is up to the sides to achieve agreement they can both support, we consider that mutual recognition should be a central motive of permanent normalization of relations. 

Such a historic agreement, with mutual recognition in its essence, would build the way for the goals of Serbia's Eurointegration and economic growth - said President Trump's congratulations.

Foto: Tanjug/AP

President Vucic received congratulations from other European officials, including Turkish President Rexhep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of France Emmanuel Macron, Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Republic of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen, President of the Republic of Italy Sergio Mattarella, President of the Swiss Confederation Ueli Maurer, President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev, President of the Republic of Greece Prokopis Pavlopoulos, President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman, President of Hungary János Áder, President of the Republic of Croatia Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor, President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö, Georgia President Salome Zourabichvili, President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins, British Queen Elizabeth II, King of Sweden Karl Gustav XVI, King of Belgium Philippe and Captains Regents od San Marino Mirko Tomassoni and Luca Santolini.

President of the United Nations, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum congratulated President Vucic on the Statehood Day, wishing the citizens of the Republic of Serbia plenty of progress and prosperity under the wise led by President Vucic.

The congratulations were also sent by the Japanese Emperor Akihito, the President of the Republic of India Ram Nath Kovind, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the President and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Bakytzhan Sagintayev, as well as the President of the Parliament of that country Nurlan Nigmatulin, the President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkissian, Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of the Democratic People's Republic of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President and Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq Barham Salih and Adil Abd Al-Mahdi, Moroccan King Mohamed VI, President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in, President of the Supreme People's Assembly DNR Korea Kim Jong Nam President of the State Council and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermudes, President of the Republic of South Africa Sir Cyril Ramaphosa, King of Thailand Maha Vajiralongkorn, President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid and Australian Governor Peter Cosgrove, the statement said.

(Telegraf.co.uk)