Selakovic: I expect Vucic and Biden to meet by the end of the year

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"I am convinced that by the end of the year, thanks to the strong and serious contacts that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic made in previous years, we will have a bilateral meeting between President Vucic and US President Joseph Biden," said Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic.

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He also told the RTS morning program that the president of Serbia had a serious and good relationship with the newly elected President Biden and that this will remain the same going forward.

Excitement rising! Honored to represent Serbia with my wife Andrijana, and to attend the #Inauguration2021!!! 🇷🇸🇺🇸#Inauguration #InaugurationDay2021 pic.twitter.com/qLM8PAMjqc— Марко Ђурић (@markodjuric) January 20, 2021

Selakovic also assessed that it is a good sign for Serbia that along with a small number of people, the inauguration was attended by Serbian Ambassador to the US Marko Djuric.

"Our representative, our ambassador Marko Djuric,who was accredited in Washington, was one of the 1,000 people who had the opportunity to attend the inauguration ceremony, so in addition to numerous members of the House of Representatives, Congress, senators, friends, the Serbian ambassador was also there I think that is important for us, that it is an important message for us and for Serbia itself," the minister said.

Vucic congratulates Biden

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has sent his letter of congratulations to the new US President Joseph Biden.

In the official letter, the Serbian president recalled that 2021 marks 140 since Serbia and the US established diplomatic relations, and that the past period had been marked with important anniversaries from joint history, "remembering the bright examples of our alliance on the side of truth and justice."

"Precisely those examples were a strong incentive for us in Serbia to strive to bring back relations with the US to the level of true partnership, the way they used to and should be, despite the scars left by the times when there was a lack of understanding, and disagreements. I am convinced that, with mutual respect and common values, you will be our partner in strengthening political dialogue and economic cooperation.

Allow me, therefore, to extend to you an invitation to visit Serbia, now as the president of the US, with the hope that you have fond memories of your visit in 2016 and that a wish for richer Serbian-American ties is mutual", reads President Vucic's letter, his press service announced.

(Telegraf.rs)