Djuric, Czech FM discuss bilateral relations, situation in Kosovo-Metohija

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric spoke with Czech counterpart Jan Lipavsky by phone on Tuesday.

The parties noted the good relations between the two countries, the Serbian MFA said in a statement.

Djuric thanked Czechia for supporting Serbia on its path to full EU membership and noted that the support was of great importance in the accession process.

Speaking about current global developments, Djuric said Serbia wanted to have a constructive role and would always be a dependable partner to the international community, and that maintaining peace and stability in the region was one of Serbia's fundamental goals.

Djuric noted that, due to the many recent developments and unilateral moves by the Pristina provisional authorities, the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue had made no progress.

He said Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija were under various forms of pressure on a daily basis and that Pristina had still not met its commitments from agreements, including, above all, the establishment of a Community of Serb Municipalities.

Djuric said Serbia and Czechia were connected by long-standing friendly relations, both politically and in other fields of bilateral cooperation.

The parties noted that, even though Serbia and Czechia did not always agree on certain issues, that was no obstacle to good relations between the two countries and the two nations.