Vucic receives credentials of 21 ambassadors

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Monday received the credentials of Pakistani Ambassador Ali Haider Altaf, wishing him a pleasant stay and successful work in Belgrade, the presidential press office said in a statement.

Vucic noted that he hoped Altaf's engagement and work would considerably contribute to a strengthening of bilateral relations and friendship between the two countries, which this year mark 75 years of bilateral relations.

Vucic also noted that Serbia was interested in advancement of economic cooperation with Pakistan and said Altaf could count on full support and assistance from all institutions that could contribute to making the Serbia-Pakistan relations more substantial.

Altaf noted that Pakistan considered Serbia the key country in the region and conveyed a desire for establishment of stronger overall ties between the two countries.

The parties agreed the opening of a Serbian embassy in Pakistan would be beneficial to development of bilateral cooperation.

Vucic also received the credentials of the non-resident ambassadors of Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Guinea, Rwanda, Mongolia, Ecuador, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.

The ambassadors of Ethiopia, El Salvador, Estonia, Latvia, Malawi, Uruguay, New Zealand, Colombia, Eswatini, Honduras, Ghana and Chile also presented their credentials.

At the Palace of Serbia, Vucic and the ambassadors discussed bilateral cooperation, Serbia's foreign policy priorities, the situation in the region as well as international relations.

Vucic wished the ambassadors success in their tenures and said he believed political dialogue and economic cooperation between Serbia and their respective countries would continue to develop to mutual benefit.