President of General Assembly of United Nations HE  Vuk Jeremic finished  his three days stay in Egypt

President of General Assembly of United Nations HE Vuk Jeremic ended on Sunday afternoon his three days visit to Cairo after meeting highest Egyptian official. Jeremic was received by Egyptian president HE Mohamed Morsy, prime minister Hisham Quandill and Minister of Foreign Affairs Muhamed Kamel Amr. In all meetings were considered regional issues relevant for work of General Assembly UN, crisis in Syria and development in Palestine after voting in GA UN when Palestine status has been upgraded with overwhelming majority and role of Egypt in regional and on global level. Mr. Jeremic was very warm welcomed during all meetings.

President Morsi recievied Vuk Jeremic in Ittihadiya presidential palace, and talk attended FM Kamel Amr and Serbian Ambassador in Cairo Dragan Bisenic. During talk were debated recent developments in Syria and Palestine and internal situation in Egypt. Mr. Jeremic stressed its efforts to strengthen role of GA UN and invited president Morsi to give active contribution to this process what was welcomed from his side. Both interlocutors tackled issue of Balkans region. President Morsy reacted positively on recent development of dialog between Belgrade and Prishtina

Prime minister Hisham Quandill introduced to his guests economic situation and challenges which face Egypt as well as development in the region, stressing historic meaning of GA UN to recognize Palestine as an observer state in UN and congratulated to Mr Jeremic for his chairmanship during that historic session. Egyptian Prime minister expressed wishes for further support of Serbia to peace efforts in Middle East and its very important voting as single country in South Eastern Europe for Palestine. In the talks were tackled further plans for development of bilateral relations between Egypt and Serbia.

During meeting of Foreign minister Mohamed Kamel Amr and Vuk Jeremic was stressed the importance Egypt attaches to activating the role of the UN General Assembly, being the supreme legislative body of the international organization, and restoring its role in keeping international peace and security, set in the Charter, despite Security Council attempts to weaken its mandate in this regard. He also expressed appreciation to the management of Mr. Jeremic to the deliberations of the General Assembly on Palestine’s obtaining the non-member state status in the Organization.

The meeting also elaborated the efforts of reforming and expanding the membership of the Security Council. Minister Amr pointed to Egypt's commitment to the common African position in this regard and the need to raise the historical injustice that befell the continent as the only geographic bloc not represented in the permanent membership of the Council.

Also discussed were the Egyptian efforts to holding an international conference on a Middle East free of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction, where Amr expressed Egypt’s persistence on holding the conference and rejecting the pretexts put forward to justify not convening it, thus representing a breach of the decision of the NPT member states conference held on 2010.

SERBIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW GOVERNMENT

LED BY IVICA DAČIĆ

The cabinet of Prime Minister Ivica Dačić was elected by the Serbian parliament in Belgrade in July 27, 2012 with 142 votes in favor.
72 MPs voted against, while 26 abstained. The new ruling coalition is made up of the Serb Progressive Party (SNS), the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) and the United Regions of Serbia (URS) along with the parties that joined them in alliances forged ahead of the May 6 elections.

The new prime minister and members of his cabinet took the oath of office to the sounds of the national anthem and in the presence of a ceremonial guard.
"I pledge my loyalty to the Republic of Serbia and by my honor I pledge to respect its Constitution and laws, to perform my duties as member of the government conscientiously, responsibly and in a dedicated manner, and to be committed to keeping Kosovo and Metohija a part of the Republic of Serbia," reads the oath.

The new government has 17 ministries and four offices for Kosovo and Metohija, human and minority rights, churches and religious communities, and the Diaspora.

No changes in Serbia’s foreign policy

 Serbia's new Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkić said in July 29, 2012 (Tanjug) there would be no change of course in the country's foreign policy.
Mrkic explained that preservation of territorial integrity and sovereignty would remain the basis of Serbia's foreign policy, and full-fledged EU membership its priority. "The essence of our foreign policy is known to all, as are its foundations the interests of our country. Territorial integrity, sovereignty these are the foundations. We know what the pillars and the priorities are, and among these we single out, much like our predecessors, our path toward full EU accession, and we will continue in this manner," Mrkić said in an interview for Tanjug, his first since taking over the office.

According to Mrkić, major changes in foreign policy are not customary in stable democracies such as Serbia. "For the most part, we will continue with the same foreign policy. It is also clear from the statements of President Tomislav Nikolic and Prime Minister Ivica Dačić, when they spoke about foreign policy, that there is no change in course," he said.

"There will certainly be some minor modifications due to the fact we have a new president, a new parliament and a new government," Mrkić said.

Asked about his view of the current relations with Moscow and Washington and what he would insist on in the future, Mrkić said Serbia had "extremely good relations" with Russia, and wanted to further and deepen its existing solid partnership with Washington. "We are in a strategic partnership and Russia is an important partner and ally to Serbia, which helps us preserve our territorial integrity," said Mrkić.

At the same time, Belgrade will endeavor to make its relationship with the United States "as wellthought out, diverse and fruitful as possible for both sides." "We will have a better idea of ways to further our relations after we meet with U.S. officials, and we will know more specifics in the coming days and weeks," said Mrkić.

Talking about future contacts with EU officials aimed at accelerating Serbia's EU integration, Mrkić recalled that "there is intensive communication with all representatives and allies from Europe." "There will be meetings with senior officials in Brussels, the arrangements are being made and we will have communication as intensive as our predecessors did, if not more so," he added.

 VUK JEREMIC UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

NEW YORK, June 8 (Tanjug) –It is an extreme honour to stand before the General Assembly after becoming the president of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly, Jeremic said addressing representatives of UN member countries, his first address after winning the vote, in which he got support from 99 countries.As the first topic of the debate at the opening of the 67th session, Jeremic proposed bringing views closer and solving international disputes by peaceful means.In view of our experiences, I believe we can help implement all the harmonized proposals, especially those referring to prevention of conflicts, he noted, calling on the assembly not to forget that peace is not merely an absence of war once they start discussing that important issue in September. Jeremic stressed Serbia's commitment to preserving international peace and security, the UN's first declared goal.Government in Serbia changes by peaceful means and in accordance with the rule of law, he pointed out. Serbia is a democratic country, which has no other ambitions but to contribute to humanity's general interests, preserve its sovereignty and territorial integrity and benefit its people, Jeremic underscored.

            Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic stated on June 8, 2012 that the decision of the UN General Assembly that Serbia should head this institution in the year to come reflects the trust placed in the country. Jeremic recalled that 20 years ago Serbia was a country that was excluded from the UN system, and now it will be the one heading it. "Today we are heading the UN and all eyes of the world are on us. I believe Serbia will justify the trust placed by the world and that it will act from the top position in the UN system in a way which will make our nation proud. We earned great trust, and now it is up to us to justify it," Jeremic told Tanjug in New York. Jeremic, who was elected by the majority of votes to preside the UN General Assembly for a year, pointed out that Serbia has been through a difficult period in the past several years, and encountered huge challenges. "We decided to face those challenges by using only diplomatic means. Many people doubted the way Serbia pursues its foreign policy and builds its international position, and now we see that we enjoy considerable reputation and that the world decided we should be the ones to head the UN," Jeremic said. Speaking of his future work in the UN, Jeremic said that Serbia is ahead of a year with plenty of challenges for global peace and stability, and Serbia's role will be to organize talks and diplomatic engagement in the world.

OFFICIAL VISIT OF MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA VUK JEREMIĆ TO THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT
Cairo, April 4, 2012 - During a one-day visit to Cairo, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic had talks with his host, Foreign Minister of Egypt Mohamed Kamel Amr

Cairo, April 4, 2012 - Foreign ministers of Serbia and Egypt Vuk Jeremić and Mohamed Kamel Amr said on April 4, 2012 that the two countries had close views on most international issues, as well as Serbia's bid to preside over the UN General Assembly. 
Minister Jeremić stressed that Egypt is one of Serbia's best friends in the world. He added that the meeting with Minister Amr included a discussion on how to improve the two countries' cooperation, especially their economic ties.
Minister Amr stated after the meeting in Cairo that Minister Jeremić had informed him about the development of the situation in terms of Serbia's application for EU membership, adding that it was "going very well". According to Minister Amr, the views of Serbia and Egypt on a series of international issues are similar, and the bilateral cooperation is developing well too.
The two officials also talked about tourism, since Egypt is one of the most sought after destinations by Serbian tourists. The meeting also covered cooperation in education and scholarship exchange.
Egypt has not recognized the Kosovo Albanian unilateral declaration of independence and supports Serbia's territorial integrity and sovereignty in the Arab League, African Union, Organization of Islamic Countries, Non-Aligned Movement, Unite Nations and other international fora.

Serbia's diplomatic presence in Egypt dates back to 1908.

► During his one-day visit to Egypt, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic had talks with Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Al Araby.

Minister Vuk Jeremić and SG of Arab League Nabil Al Arabi exchanged views about current situation in region of Middle East and pointed importance of peace efforts dome by Arab League. Serbia considers Arab League as very important subject of peaceful mediator in the region and announced closer cooperation with Arab League in international organizations in search for peace in Middle East and broader region.  
Serbia tries to follow the advice of the Arab League and especially Egypt when it comes to the situation in the region.  
The League comprises 22 member states from Northeast Africa and the Middle East.

► Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic visited Embassy and met diplomats

► Meeting Minister of Finance and Serbian Ambassador

►   Serbian Ambassador live in air on TV Nile

►  Meeting in Syndicate of Journalists

Cairo, March 26th - Serbian Ambassador HE Dragan Bisenic visited President of Syndicate of Journalists Madouh Al Wali. Revolution in Serbia and Egypt have some similarities. In both countries media played very important role in changes. On that basis, they discuss possibilities for cooperation between Journalists organizations  in Serbia and Egypt.
Mr Al Wali described to Serbian Ambassador situation and changes in media field in Egypt.

►Minister of Media HE Ahmed Anis received Serbian Ambassador

Cairo, March 15th – Minister of Information of Egypt, Ahmed Anis received Serbian Ambassador H.E. Dragan Bisenic on the meeting on Thursday afternoon. Serbian Ambassador  introduced to Mr. Ahmed Anis current stage of relationships between Egypt and Serbia which are friendly and open for long time and our determination to enhance our relations in every field. Egypt for Serbia is one of the most important partners through our entirely diplomatic history and from our side want to be helpful as much as we can in transition period in Egypt, also in field of Media and Information. 
Two interlocutors discussed about wide range of issues, possibilities for cooperation in media field between two countries, between state TV and news agencies, exchange of experiences in journalistic praxis and improvement of awareness in both countries about each others.

National Day of the Republic of Serbia - February 15, marks two important dates from the country's modern history and symbolizes the rebirth of the Serbian state:
In 1804, the First Serbian Uprising was launched in Orašac, central Serbia, against the Ottoman Turks that had invaded and occupied the country;
In 1835, the Assembly in Kragujevac, central Serbia, adopted and proclaimed the Sretenje Constitution

Serbian Embassy in celebrated National Day of the Republic of Serbia at a downtown Cairo hotel on Sunday evening, February 26th,  in the presence of distinguished government officials and foreign diplomats, representatives from the fields of intellectual, politics, business, artistic andmedia societies as well as the Serbian community in Cairo.   

After intonation of the Serbian and Egyptian national anthems, the Serbian Ambassador highlighted the history of two countries' relationship: „Egypt is monument of landmark in Serbian diplomatic history. Our diplomatic relations began in 1908, in the era of the Khedive, when Serbia opened a trade mission here in Cairo“.
„We witnessed the Egyptian revoluton last year and uneasy battle for a democratic, peaceful and pregoressive tranformation in the country. From our experience we know how hard that is. Newertheless, we are support and respect the people’s choice and their desire for a better future. We also want to deepen our relations, fight against misperceptions, and maintain the high-level dialoge and contacts between our two peoples.“, H.E. Ambassador Dragan Bisenić stressed.

During the even it was exhibited the ‘Video Wall’ displayed of the cultural and natural heritage of the Republic of Serbia and especially, masterly performance of the quartet of Professors and Students of the Faculty of Music Education of Helwan University in Cairo. It was result of cooperation of both institutions situated nearby each other, at Zamalek.

 

►Notes from Egypt

From Pyramids to Tahrir - Journey through time.

 Civilization Ambassadors Winter Camp – Egypt (January 22-February 2)

Author: Branislava Bakalovic Biography It was my first time in Egypt. After arriving in Cairo, I experienced quite a cultural shock. Cairo, a city of 20 million people and only a few traffic lights. People walking around, running, insane drivers…The city that never stops and where you have to adapt quickly, but with amazing places to be seen and discovered....more »»»»»»

GALLERY

► Serbian FM Vuk Jeremic candidate for UN General Assembly

Belgrad, Jan. 29 – Serbia has officially submitted its Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić as a candidate for the President of the United Nations General Assembly.

If elected, Jeremić would head the General Assembly for one year, and his first official appearance would come in September 2012, when the new annual session begins, writes the paper...more »»»»»»

► Serbia and Switzerland to chair OSCE IN 2015

Bern, Belgrade, Feb. 10- Serbia will chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2015, it was decided at the OSCE headquarters in Vienna .

Successive presidency is a new model for the OSCE, and Switzerland and Serbia have expressed willingness to jointly make a two-year plan...more »»»»»»

►Serbian Ambassador meets Secretary General of Arab League HE Nabil El Arabi

Strong bonds between Arabs and Serbian people

Further strengthening relations: Ambasador Dragan Bisenic and HE Nabil El Arabi

H.E. Dragan Bisenic, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia in Cairo, visited the League of Arab States on February 6, 2012 and held talks with His Excellency Dr. Nabil Al Araby Secretary General....more »»»»»»

► Speaker of Serbian Parliament Ms. Slavica Djukic Dejanovic congratulation to President of Egyptian PA Mr Mohamed El Katatni

Intensive parliamentarian cooperation

January 31st 2012.
Speaker of Serbian Parliament Slavica Djukic Dejanovic sent congratulation’s to letter to president of Egyptian PA Mohamed El Katatni...more »»»»»»

 

►CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION IN SERBIAN EMBASSY

Sharing joy, peace and Christmas bread

Sharing joy, peace and Christmas bread 

Serbian Embassy celebrated Serbian orthodox Christmas on Saturday, January 7th. more »»»»»»

GALLERY

 

TRULY FRIENDSHIP IN ANY TIME

Serbian Ambassador submitted credentials to Head of SCAF Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi

H.E.field marshal Hussein Tantawi receives credentials from H.E. Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia Dragan Bisenic

EU COMMISSION GRANTED POSITIVE
  OPINION TO SERBIAN EU CANDIDACY

Stefan Fuele:  EU decided granting candidate status to Serbia

After EU Commission gave positive opinion on Serbian bid for EU candidacy, the EU enlargement commissioner Stefan Fuele says Serbia had made a historical step... more »»»»»»

Serbian PM Cvetkovic promises rapid work

 Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said today that the opinion of the European Commission (EC) on Serbia's candidacy for membership in the EU recognises the efforts... more »»»»»»

President Boris Tadić: Serbian on right path

Allow me a few words about the report of the European Commission and about the recommendation which will be considered by the EU Council this December... more »»»»»»

Celebrating emancipatory and democratic tradition of Serbia

National Day of the Republic of Serbia, February 15th commemorates the two great events for the Serbian people - the beginning of the First Serbian Uprising and Revolution 1804th led by Serbian leader Djordje Petrovic – (known as Karadjordje) and the adoption of the first Constitution of the 1835th known as “Sretenje Constitution” .

This day connects two traditions: combat and politically emancipatory. It is a good match, because they overlapped two beginnings - a warrior fighting for the freedom of the Serbs and the beginning of modern European democracy...more »»»»»»

Egypt’s Chamberlain calls on Serbian Embassy

H.E. Dragan Bisenic, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia, received on February 14 2012, H.E. Mr Ahmed al-Ansari, Chamberlain of the Egyptian Presidency. He was officially conveyed congratulations on behalf of H.E. Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Force, on the occasion of National day of the Republic of Serbia...more »»»»»»

                                                                             GALLERY

►Google theme for Serbian National day

► Serbian President's Boris Tadic condolences to HE Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi

► SERBIAN TENNIS PLAYER NOVAK DJOKOVIC - WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR 

World domination in tennis: Serbian player Novak Djokovic with award

World #1 tennis superstar Novak Djokovic added to his accolades with a win at the 2012 Laureus Sports Awards ceremony in London, celebrating the best in sports in 2011...more »»»»»»

Two tennis stars Novak Djokovic and Boris Beker

Mutual conversation: British Prime Minister David Cameron and Novak Djokovic

 

►International Day of Human Rights 10. December