26.02.2022.

Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Selakovic, met with the Ambassador of Ukraine, Oleksandr Alexandrovich.

15.02.2022.

Today we mark the national day of the Republic of Serbia. Happy Statehood Day, dear citizens of Serbia!

Please take a look at the material prepared on this occasion, on the following link: 

http://https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-MwafmeAEUA0iHaMzH9F-J-0LtbErJJt/view?usp=sharing

07.02.2022.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic attended today in Geneva the signing of the Agreement on the Establishment of the World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Serbia, the first of its kind in the Western Balkans.

04.02.2022.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic received today on a farewell visit Ambassador of Ukraine to Serbia Oleksander Aleksandrovich and thanked him for his dedicated work and personal contribution to strengthening ties between the two countries during his term.

02.02.2022.

Today, the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, received in a farewell visit the Ambassador of Ukraine, Oleksandr Aleksandrovych, and thanked him for his engagement in improving relations between the two countries.

27.01.2022.

The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Ukraine marked the holiday of the first Serbian Archbishop and educator St. Sava. Prayer service, with the blessing of the Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Onufriy, was served in the church of St. Elijah in Kiev. The prayer was attended by Ambassador Aca Jovanovic and first counsellor Ljubisa Colic.

06.01.2022.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Ukraine, Aca Jovanovic, met in Kiev on January 6, 2022 with the new Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Serbia, Volodymyr Tolkach. During the meeting, they discussed the current situation in the mutual relations between the two countries and expressed mutual readiness for the development of dialogue and cooperation.

07.12.2021.

Ambassador Aca Jovanovic met with the representative of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine in the Republic of Serbia, Vladimir Ribic. They discussed possibilities for improving economic cooperation between the Republic of Serbia and Ukraine.

02.12.2021.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Nikola Selakovic met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia David Zalkaliani, on the fringes of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Stockholm.

25.11.2021.

Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Ukraine Aca Jovanovic met with the Metropolitan of Borispol and Brovary of Anthony of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on November 25, 2021, in Kiev.

During the meeting, the issues of development of relations between the Orthodox peoples of Ukraine and Serbia in the church, social and cultural sphere were discussed.

The interlocutors stated with satisfaction that the two fraternal peoples, despite strong historical temptations, preserved Christian optimism and openness.

Ambassador Jovanovic spoke about the wealthy and multiple ties between the Ukrainian and Serbian people and the two Orthodox churches and their contribution to the European cultural heritage.

23.11.2021.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Ukraine, Aca Jovanovic talked to the Ambassador of the Republic of North Macedonia to Ukraine, Krum Efremov, and on that occasion, topics of mutual interest for the two countries were discussed. Ambassador Jovanovic emphasized that friendly relations between the two countries are of exceptional importance for the entire region of the Western Balkans, and expressed hope that it will be the same in the future, especially in the field of the "Open Balkans" initiative. Ambassador Efremov thanked Ambassador Jovanovic and agreed that relations between the two countries are at the highest level in recent history, as well as that they share the same vision of the future of the region of the Western Balkans. The interlocutors agreed to meet in the future and discuss topics of importance for the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of North Macedonia.

12.11.2021.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic stated today that severe examples of endangering the Serbian cultural, historical and spiritual heritage in Kosovo and Metohija are proof of the important role of UNESCO in protecting and preserving heritage.

At the 41st session of the General Conference of UNESCO in Paris, Brnabic emphasized that four jewels of the Serbian medieval cultural heritage in Kosovo – Visoki Decani, Pec Patriarchate, Gracanica and Bogorodica Ljeviska, have been preserved thanks to the fact that they are inscribed on the endangered world heritage list. Hundreds of other sites and monuments are endangered.

The Serbian heritage in Kosovo and Metohija is of immeasurable importance, not only for the national identity of Serbia, but also as a part of the esteemed European and world heritage, she underlined.

Source/Photo: www.srbija.gov.rs

02.11.2021.

25.10.2021.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Ukraine, Aca Jovanović, on October 22, 2021, visited the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross in the village of Rozumivka, Kirovograd region, at the invitation of Archbishop Bogolep of Alexandria and Svetlovodsk of the Alexandria Diocese of the UPC-Moscow Patriarchate.

15.10.2021.

Distinguished President of the Security Council,

Esteemed members of the Security Council,

Distinguished Special Representative,

I would like to thank Secretary-General of the United Nations Mr. Guterres and Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Mr. Tanin for the report submitted and for their efforts made towards the implementation of the UNMIK mandate. I would also like to thank the members of the Security Council for the continued attention they have devoted to the issue of Kosovo and Metohija. The Republic of Serbia highly values the activities of the Mission of the United Nations in Kosovo and Metohija and supports it in carrying out its work as efficiently as possible, pursuant to the UN Security Council Resolution 1244, and undiminished in scope, aiming to build and preserve lasting peace, stability and security in the Province.

Mr. Tanin,

Please accept the expressions of our gratitude for your engagement and the cooperation we achieved during your term of office.

Mr. President,

Deep regret and concerns are raised by the fact that the security situation in Kosovo and Metohija in the past period has been marked by an increasing number of various ethnically motivated attacks and incidents targeting Serbs, which was also stated in the Report; that the provisional institutions of self-government (PISG) in Pristina continue to take unilateral steps and refuse to implement the agreements reached in the Brussels dialogue; and that institutional discrimination against Serbs, attacks on the sites of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the undermining of the economic sustainability of Serb communities in the Province have continued.

We are witnessing that dangerous provocations by Pristina are taking place every day, at an accelerated pace, thus seriously threatening the safety of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija and directly violating the agreements and arrangements reached within the Brussels dialogue.

The latest violent incursion of the so-called ROSU units into the northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica, on 13 October, is the ninth incursion of its kind. Tear gas, shock bombs and unbridled violence are becoming a matter of everyday life for Serbs in the north of Kosovo and Metohija, and that must be stopped immediately.

In the last attack with firearms and chemicals used by Pristina special forces, 71-year-old Verica Djelic died as a result of chemicals used in the intervention, 10 unarmed civilians were wounded, one of them 36 years old Srećko Sofronijević was critically wounded in the back with of an automatic rifle. A three-month-old baby, who miraculously remained unharmed, was also the target of the shooting.

The false excuse for the latest unilateral action, as EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell called it, was the fight against organized crime and smuggling. Ladies and gentlemen, Serbia is strongly against organized crime and smuggling, but the members of the UNSC should know that such an important and general global goal, which we all share, was cynically used for an armed attack on unarmed civilians, which began with an automatic rifle raid of pharmacies in which patients of Serbian and other nationalities are supplied with vitally important medicines. Four days before the local elections in Kosovo and Metohija, in order to gain votes in an irresponsible and inhumane way, fully motivated by separatist goals, the current PISG regime used medicines on which people’s lives depend to prove its position on the status contrary to UNSCR 1244.

Only a few days earlier, another provocation on the part of Pristina led to a dangerous crisis, when personnel of the so-called ROSU unit, armed with long firearms and reinforced with armoured vehicles, were deployed to administrative crossings between central Serbia and Kosovo and Metohija - Brnjak and Jarinje – in order to remove Serbian license plates and replace them with temporary ones, thus violently preventing the free movement of citizens.

These events do not fall within the reporting period covered by the latest Report of the UN Secretary General on the work of UNMIK, but it is incumbent upon us to address them on this occasion, in order to have everyone understand how dramatic the situation on the ground has been and how serious the consequences of Pristina's unilateral actions can be.

The incursions of heavily armed Pristina police formations, composed exclusively of Albanians, into the north of Kosovo and Metohija, under various pretexts and motives, with the use of excessive force, are provocations that have an extremely dangerous potential to destabilize the already sensitive security situation on the ground. The goal of the latest incursions of Pristina’s special force personnel into the north of the province was to provoke the Serbs and additionally intimidate them with a demonstration of force, as well as to provoke Belgrade to react hastily in some way.

It is obvious that with such moves Pristina aims to erase the 10 years of dialogue, which is the only way to resolve open issues. These provocations once again demonstrate that the provisional institutions of self-government in Pristina, not only do not intend to implement everything agreed in the Brussels dialogue, but that their goal is to completely deny dialogue as a means of resolving problems. An effective response to Pristina's lack of credibility and their dangerous play with fire, which could have unforeseeable consequences, cannot be provided by calling on "both sides" for constructiveness and restraint, which has long been a manner in public communication of some important factors in the international community. There is only one source of destabilization, it has a name – and that is the provisional institutions of self-government in Pristina - and after the events of 13 October, it is clear that it can and needs to be stopped by urgent and decisive action of the international community. It is now quite obvious that these are no longer sporadic and isolated provocations by Pristina, but that this is an organized campaign of ethnically motivated violence and discrimination against Serbs.

We also express our concern over the latest imposition of tariffs by Pristina on certain products originating from central Serbia, which was made public on 8 October. We remind you that the unilateral decision of Pristina to impose duties on products from central Serbia in November 2018 resulted in a de facto complete trade blockade and a long-term stalemate in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. In contrast to Pristina, which persistently seeks to raise barriers towards central Serbia through unilateral acts, Belgrade is persistently and consistently working to liberalize the flow of people, goods, services and capital, which is the basic goal of our "Open Balkan" initiative. North Macedonia and Albania joined this initiative, but Pristina did not.

Distinguished members of the Security Council,

In the period from March to September this year, which is covered in the latest Report, close to 100 ethnically motivated attacks were carried out against Serbs, their private property, religious and cultural heritage sites. The increase in the frequency of attacks was accompanied by the strengthening of the intensity of ethnically motivated violence, which more and more often targets children, the elderly, women, the few returnees present there, as well as churches and other property of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

This systematically intensifies the ubiquitous sense of insecurity of the remaining Serbs, but also deters potential returnees, who are in fact being told that local Albanian communities can attack them with impunity and prevent them from returning to live in their own homes.

The most striking example of the position of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija is the case of the displaced person Dragica Gašić, who moved into her apartment in the municipality of Djakovica again in early June. In that town – to which local Albanians proudly refer as a place forbidden to Serbs - Ms. Gašić, on her return, first faced physical and verbal attacks by citizens of Albanian nationality living there. Instead of being provided protection, that seriously ill woman then became a victim of institutional persecution as well, that the local self-government bodies and the police unleashed against her. Since this is a person who is the first and only Serb returnee to Đakovica after more than twenty years, it was to be expected that, at that moment, at least civil society organizations would attempt to protect her rights. However, NGOs from Djakovica soon joined the activities aimed at the expulsion Ms. Gašić, including those receiving funding from international donors for projects related to strengthening democracy and the rule of law.

I must also mention the latest attack on the house of the only remaining Serbian woman in the center of Pec, retired teacher Rumena Ljubić, whose windows were stoned twice in just 24 hours on 13 October.

Dragica's and Rumena’s fate is a frightening reflection of the real situation of human rights that almost every one of over 200,000 displaced Serbs and non-Albanians would face in Kosovo and Metohija - provided that they gather the courage to return to their homes in the Province after more than twenty years. I would like to remind you again that since 1999, only around 1.9% of internally displaced Serbs and other non-Albanians have achieved a sustainable return to Kosovo and Metohija.

Therefore, I believe that the aforementioned will encourage the members of the Security Council and the international presence on the ground to devote priority attention in the future to the issue of the return of displaced persons, which is an important part of the UNMIK mandate under UN Security Council Resolution 1244.

I therefore thank the Secretary-General in particular for keeping this extremely important issue in focus and for calling again, in the conclusions of his Report, for the creation of conditions for the sustainable return of internally displaced persons and the sustainable reintegration of returnees.

Distinguished members of the Security Council,

Serbian medieval monuments in Kosovo and Metohija, including monuments that, due to their exceptional value but also constantly being subject to threats are inscribed on the UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger, are still among the most endangered cultural heritage in Europe.

I wish to recall that there are over 1,300 Serbian churches and monasteries in Kosovo and Metohija. Attacks on Serbian cultural and religious heritage are at the same time attacks on the identity of Serbs in the Province and directly affect their sense of safety.

A striking example of disrespect for Serbian cultural and religious monuments in the Province is the case of the Visoki Decani monastery. The monastery, which has been the target of attacks and shelling several times since 2000, is still secured by KFOR forces due to being under a threat. It is faced with a series of hostile actions, and the perpetrators are not deterred by the fact that this is a World Heritage Site. Despite frequent declaratory statements, even the decision of the so-called "constitutional court" of the PISG in Pristina five years ago confirming ownership of Visoki Decani Monastery over 24 hectares, is not respected. We welcome the assessment made by the UN Secretary General in his Report.

Dear Mr. President,

The Republic of Serbia remains committed to finding a compromise political solution, as prescribed under Resolution 1244, which will ensure lasting peace and stability. We firmly believe that dialogue and the implementation of the agreements reached are the only right way to resolve all open issues.

As a state committed to the respect for international law and a member of the United Nations, Serbia opposes any attempt at establishing an artificial balance between the parties in the dialogue, as well as the relativization of responsibility for unilateral acts.

We note with concern that not even eight years after reaching the Brussels Agreement, the establishment of the Community of Serb Municipalities has not been initiated, although Belgrade has fulfilled all its obligations under that agreement.

There are also numerous and repeated examples of Pristina violating or obstructing agreements reached in dialogue, in the areas of energy, justice, freedom of movement and visits by officials.

One such example is the verdict sentencing Ivan Todosijevic to two years in prison, which is also pointed out in the Secretary General's Report. The Brussels Agreement was directly breached, which was also stated by the representatives of the European Union. With its conduct Pristina caused immeasurable damage to the reconciliation process in Kosovo and Metohija.

Despite the interpretation from the European Commission that this is a violation of the Brussels Agreement, because Todosijevic had to be sentenced by a panel consisting of the majority of judges of Serbian ethnicity, Pristina still does not take any action in this regard.

Pristina also continued with the practice of banning Serbian officials from entering the territory of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija.

We believe that it is important that the international community, and especially the European Union, as the guarantor of the agreement, firmly insists that the provisional institutions of self-government in Pristina start implementing all the agreements reached.

Distinguished members of the Security Council,

As before, the Republic of Serbia remains fully committed to resolving the issue of missing persons, as also demonstrated through full cooperation with relevant international mechanisms as well as participation in the work of the Working Group on Missing Persons. We expect that the representatives of the provisional institutions of self-government in Pristina will fulfill their obligations.

Bearing in mind everything I delivered here today in my address, we hold the position that the international presence in Kosovo and Metohija, pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1244, is still necessary. In addition to UNMIK, the presence of KFOR as the main guarantor of security and EULEX, due to its engagement in the field of the rule of law, is also important. I would like to emphasize once again that Serbia fully supports respect for international law, comprehensive implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1244 and activities of UNMIK in an undiminished scope and with adequate financial resources, so that the Mission fulfills the mandate entrusted to it under the Resolution.

Thank you.

11.10.2021.

Today, the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, participated in the High-Level Meeting, dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement, and on that occasion pointed out that this is a unique opportunity to discuss all issues of common interest and build new bridges of friendship and cooperation.

26.09.2021.

The President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, has discussed today by phone with the General Secretary of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg about, as the General Secretary said, worrisome situation in northern Kosovo and Metohija.

25.09.2021.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Nikola Selaković, has stated that in New York he introduced foreign ministers of 28 countries to economic success of Serbia but also to the situation in Kosovo and Metohija, which he also discussed with the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, who told him that we could count on the support of the Russian Federation, with regards to Serbian interests in K&M.

25.09.2021.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic warned today that Pristina has seriously jeopardised local and regional stability after sending heavily armed special units to the north of Kosovo who are exerting against the peaceful Serbian population.

Brnabic spoke at the general debate of world leaders, as part of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

 23.09.2021.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic participated today at the Global COVID-19 summit, organised by the White House, which was opened by US President Joseph Biden.

16.09.2021.

Today, the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, attended the central manifestation dedicated to the celebration of the Day of Serbian Unity, Freedom and the National Flag on Sava Square.

15.09.2021.

Happy Day of Serbian Unity, Freedom and National Flag!

 With proud of the glorious history, we unfold the Serbian tricolor!

10.09.2021.

Bilateral political consultations between the Republic of Serbia and Ukraine were held on September 10, 2021 in Kyiv.  During the meeting the main topics were overall bilateral relations between the two countries, prospects of cooperation and development of economic ties.

08.09.2021.

The Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Serbia was officially opened in Tbilisi on September 4, 2021. The opening ceremony was attended by the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Ukraine and Georgia, Aca Jovanovic, and the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Serbia to Georgia, David Sirbiladze.

06.09.2021.

Today, ambassadors, who represent their countries on a non-residential basis, handed over their Letters of credence to the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic.

06.09.2021.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Ukraine and Georgia, Aca Jovanovic, visited Georgia from September 2 to September 6, 2021, during which he handed over Letters of credence to the President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili. 

06.09.2021.

Vaccination of the population against the coronavirus has been carried out in the Republic of Serbia since December 24, 2019.

51.7 percent of the adult population received two doses of the vaccine, and vaccination with the third, so-called booster dose of the vaccine began on August 17, for all those who were revaccinated more than six months ago.

26.08.2021.

A meeting between the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Ukraine, Aca Jovanovic, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Vasyl Bodnar, was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on August 25, 2021.

Ambassador Jovanovic also handed over a copy of the personal invitation letter of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Nikola Selakovic to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, on the occasion of marking the 60th anniversary of the First Conference of the Non-aligned Movement in Belgrade, October 11-12, 2021.

Within the project "Online group teaching of Serbian as a native language", the Academic Serbian Association invites members of the Serbian diaspora aged 14 to 20 to apply for a free group course of Serbian as a native language via Skype.

Under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia, for the fifth year in a row, continues the popularization and further realization of online teaching, and for the first time it will be the group form of teaching.

All interested Serbs from the diaspora aged 14 to 20 can apply until June 13, 2021, while the online course will be realized from June 20 to July 31, 2021.

More information about the course, as well as the invitation and registration, can be found on the website: http://skr.rs/zar8.

11 March 2021

In February 2021, the Government of Serbia adopted a new, third package of economic aid measures worth 249 billion dinars. The total value of all three packages is 953 billion dinars, or approximately eight billion euros.

21 January 2021

We would like to inform you that the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia has announced a contest for co-financing projects in the field of translation of the representative works of Serbian literature abroad in 2021, which will last from January 19 to March 9, 2021. All information about the contest, the main purpose of which is to encourage the translation of representative works of Serbian literature into foreign languages, and accompanying application forms can be found on the website of the Ministry of Culture and Information  www.kultura.gov.rs.

The President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić met today the ambassadors of EU Member States accredited to Serbia and the Head of the EU Delegation Sem Fabrizi in the Palace of Serbia, to talk to them about topics such as dynamics of the accession negotiations between Serbia and EU, stability in the region, regional projects, as well as the Economic and Investment Plan presented by the European Commission together with the Enlargement package.

On August 7, 2020, Ambassador Aca Jovanovic received the Chairman of group of inter-parliamentary relations with the Republic of Serbia, Oleg Voloshin.

The importance of inter-parliamentary collaboration between the two countries was stressed during the meeting. On this occasion, they also talked about the possibilities of improving bilateral cooperation in all areas, especially in the field of economy.

Within the project “Learning Serbian as a native language through an online course 2020”, the Academic Serbian Association invites all the people from Serbian diaspora, ages 15 to 19, to apply for a free individual three month Serbian language course via Skype.

You can find more information about the invitation to the course HERE.

Application can be downloaded HERE

         The Government of the Republic of Serbia has made a decision on the mitigation of certain measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

         Citizens over 65 can spend 30 minutes for a walk on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. They will be able to use their half an hour for a walk between 18.00 and 01.00, 600 meters at most from their place of residence.

         Employers are allowed to provide services such as car mechanic and tire repair shops, shoemakers, tailors, dry cleaners, driver training schools, as well as employers in the field of retail trade - bookstores, motor vehicle dealers, bicycles, nautics, technical goods, construction material.

         The green markets (both indoors and outdoors) have been reopened, with all precautionary measures applied.

         All employers are obliged to provide workers with protective equipment (masks, gloves and disinfectants) and work must be done in a respectful social distance.

         Also, work is still not allowed in activities that involve close physical contact, so hairdressing salons, beauty salons, gyms and fitness centers remain closed.

         It is important to emphasize once again that work in facilities and activities that are permitted can only be carried out with respect for all protection measures and the use of disinfectants and protective equipment - masks and gloves.

Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Ukraine Aca Jovanovic, delivered credentials to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the presence of MFA of Ukraine Dmitro Kuleba and Advisor to President of Ukraine for Foreign Policy Ihor Zhovka on April 15, 2020.

During the meeting with the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskiy reaffirmed Ukraine's clear position regarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Serbia, and thanked for the consistent support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine by the Republic of Serbia. In order to develop bilateral trade and economic cooperation, the parties agreed to intensify negotiations on the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement and the resumption of work of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation. Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Aca Jovanovic also discussed further steps to strengthen contacts between the two countries.

Имајући у виду мере Владе Републике Србије уведене са циљем што безбеднијег превазилажења друштвене ситуације настале због епидемије COVID-19, а у циљу олакшавања приступа културним садржајима становницима Србије, али и корисницима из других земаља, Министарство културе и информисања представља дигиталне садржаје националних установа културе, доступне на странима језицима.

In order to safer overcome the social situation due to COVID-19 epidemic, and to facilitate access to cultural contents to the citizens of Serbia, as well as to users from other countries, the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Serbia offered a large scale of programs of National Culture Institutions available in digital format in different languages.

Serbian films

1. Next to me (Поред мене, 2015)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpKAFB9QUZc

2. Skinning (Шишање, 2010)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsH6IRftCEI

3. Sheitan's Warrior (Шејтанов ратник, 2006)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgxT0TmisxE

We inform you that, on Sunday, March 16, 2020, in view of the situation regarding the COVID-19 epidemic, a state of emergency was declared in the territory of the Republic of Serbia.

By the decision of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, in order to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases on the territory of the Republic of Serbia, the competent authorities shall temporarily prohibit the entry of foreign nationals into the Republic of Serbia. The borders of the Republic of Serbia are closed to all foreign nationals, except diplomats accredited in the Republic of Serbia and foreigners with a residence permit. Citizens of Serbia, as well as representatives of diplomatic missions accredited in the Republic of Serbia and foreign nationals residing in Serbia, who enter our country from countries with intensive transmission of COVID-19 disease (Swiss Confederation, Republic of Italy, Islamic Republic of Iran, Romania, Kingdom of Spain, Federal Republic of Germany, French Republic, Republic of Austria, Republic of Slovenia and Republic of Greece) are need to undergo an isolation for 28 days, and if they come from other areas they are obliged to take self-isolation measures for 14 days (isolation at home).

These measures will not apply to:

1. crews of freight motor vehicles when performing international road transport. International transit transport in road traffic is limited to a period not exceeding 12 hours from the moment of entering the territory of the Republic of Serbia,

2. crews of cargo ships transporting goods to one of the domestic ports, in the case of transit navigation on international waterways through the territory of the Republic of Serbia, shall be limited to transit not longer than 90 hours for ships and 60 hours for self-propelled navigation from the moment of entry into the territory of the Republic of Serbia in the case of upstream navigation, or for a period not exceeding 72 hours for the ships and 54 hours for self-propelled navigation from the moment of entering the territory of the Republic of Serbia in the case of downstream navigation,

3. staff of railway vehicles entering the border station zone established by international agreements,

4. crew and cabin crew of aircraft whose final destination is the Republic of Serbia or that are in transit through international airports in the Republic of Serbia,

5. persons who have obtained consent for entry into the Republic of Serbia from the Working Body of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, consisting of representatives of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure

6. humanitarian convoys under the compulsory escort agreed upon through diplomatic channels.

On January 31, 2020, the Ministry of Culture and Information announced the Contest:

- Contest for co-financing translation projects of Serbian literary works abroad in 2020;

- Contest for financing or co-financing projects in the field of cultural activities of Serbs abroad in 2020;

Contest texts and accompanying registration forms are available on the Ministry of Culture and Information website at http://www.kultura.gov.rs. The deadline for applications is March 16, 2020.

For more information about the competition, please contact the Ministry of Culture and Information, contact person - Mladen Veskovic, e-mail:

mladen.veskovic@kultura.gov.rs or by phone: +381113398026

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Serbia to Ukraine Aca Jovanovic presented the copies of the Letters of Credence to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affaires of Ukraine, Vasyl Bodnar, on January 21, 2020.

The performance «Union of Yugoslav Emancipated Women» («OBEZH») was staged based on the play with the same name written by Branislav Nusic, directed by Vitaliy Malakhov, the premiere of which was performed on the stage of «Kyiv Academic Drama Theater in Podol» on the 1^st of November, 2019, in Kyiv.

Participant of the festival from the Republic of Serbia, fifteen-year-old Yakov Popov, won the first place in the animation film contest with the movie «The throne of Saint Sava», which he directed.

We inform you that the Government of the Republic of Serbia has made the decision to abolish visas for citizens of the Republic of Armenia, holders of ordinary passports, according to which they can enter, transit and stay in the territory of the Republic of Serbia for a maximum of 90 days from the date of entry into the Republic of Serbia for a period of 180 days. This Decision shall enter into force on 2 November 2019.

The 3rd International Puppet Theater Festival was held in the period 5-9 October, 2019 in Kyiv. At the festival, the Republic of Serbia was represented by the Kragujevac Children's Theater with the play "Tales from the Shadows".

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE BROCHURE

During the visit to Kyiv from 28 November 2018 to 1 December 2018, our delegation, headed by the Director of the Agency Dragan Sikimić, met with representatives of the Anti-Corruption institutions of Ukraine-NABU,SAP and NACP.

On October 26, 2018 the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia to Ukraine was visited by the delegation of the Association of Writers of Serbia: Milan Panic, Nina Simic, Jeremija Lazarevic, Miodrag Jaksic, Gordana Vlajic and Aleksandra Radakovic who took part in the poetic evening "Bridges to Literature", which was held in Kyiv on the same day, hosted by Ukrainian poet Dmitry Burago.

On this occasion the delegation of the Association of Writers of Serbia, presented the international cultural project "Grand Mr Danube" („Велики господин Дунав“).

On the basis of reciprocity, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran decided to abolish the Decision on visa-free regime for citizens of the Republic of Serbia, holders of ordinary passports. The decision enters into force on October 25, 2018. From that date on, visas will be required for citizens of the Republic of Serbia for entry and stay in the territory of the IR of Iran.

The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia was visited by members of Youth theaters from Novi Sad and Kragujevac, who took part in the II Kyiv International Festival of Puppet theatres on September 8-12, 2018, with the performances "How was the flight invented" and "Vanja".

The play "How was the flight invented" by the Youth Theater from Novi Sad was awarded  by the Grand Prix of the festival (the best performance for children).

On the VI International Internet Children’s Art Competition "Stamp of friendship" in Ukraine (2592 participants from 11 countries),  thirteen  year old Teodora Apt participant from Serbia was awarded for  work “My city”.

We inform that the Government of the Republic of Serbia at the session that was held on8th March 2018, made a decision for abolition of visas for citizens of Georgia, holders of ordinary passport, who can enter, transit and stay on the territory of the Republic of Serbia, for 30 days the longest, from the date of entrance, if there are no any other interferences according to the Article 11 of the Law on Foreigners. The decision is published in “the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia ” No: 18/2018 on 09.03.2018, and came into force from the date of its publishing 09.03.2018.

We inform that the Government of the Republic of Serbia made a decision for abolition of visas, on December 28, 2017, according of which citizens of the Republic of Suriname, holders of any kind of passport, can enter, transit and stay on the territory of the Republic of Serbia, for 30 days the longest, from the date of entrance, in a period of one year, if there are no any other interferences according to Article II of the Law on Foreigners. The decision is published in “the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia ” No: 199/2017 on 29.12.2017, and became effective as from 05.01.2018.

Citizens of the Republic of Suriname, holders of any kind of passports, who wish to enter and stay in the Republic of Serbia for a period longer then 30 days, or to study, live, work, or to deal with media activities or any other activities, they are obliged to apply for visa before they enter Republic of Serbia. In case they want to enter Republic of Serbia, and they have already stayed for 30 days without visa, from the date of entry in the Republic of Serbia in a period of one year, according to the Decision of the Government, for their next enter in the Republic of Serbia they must apply for visa.

We inform you that the Government of the Republic of Serbia, at the session that was held on 8^th December 2017, decided to cancel visas for citizens of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, holders of any kind of passports, for entering, transiting as well as staying on the territory of the Republic of Serbia, up to 30 days in a period of one year, starting the day of first entering the Republic of Serbia, if there are no any other nuisance according to Article II of the Law of Foreign Citizens. The decision is published in “the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia ” No: 111/2017 on 11.12.2017. The decision is entering into force on 19.12.2017.

 Citizens of the Republic of Guinea Bissau, holders of any kind of passports, who wish to enter and stay in the Republic of Serbia for a period longer then 30 days, or to study, live, work, or to deal with media activities or any other activities, they are obliged to apply for visa before they enter Republic of Serbia. In case they want to enter Republic of Serbia, and they have already stayed for 30 days without visa, from the date of entry in the Republic of Serbia in a period of one year, according to the Decision of the Government, for their next enter in the Republic of Serbia they must apply for visa.

We inform you that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran decided to cancel visas for citizens of the Republic of Serbia, holders of ordinary passports, for entering and staying on the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran, up to 30 days in a period of one year. The decision came into force on 1st November  2017.

The Governments of the Republic of Serbia and the  Kingdom of Thailand signed en agreement on abolition of visas for holders of Diplomatic and Service passports in Belgrade on the 4th of December 2015.

According to this Agreement, which came into force on the 8th of September 2017, citizens of two countries, holders of Diplomatic and Service passports, don’t need to apply for visas for entering, exiting and transiting as well as staying on the territory of those two countries up to 90 days, starting on the day of the first entry.

The Governments of the Republic of Serbia and the  Republic of Indonesia signed en agreement on abolition of visas for holders of Diplomatic and Service passports in Jakarta on the 27th of April 2016.

According to this Agreement, which came into force on the 2nd of September 2017, citizens of two countries, holders of Diplomatic and Service passports, don’t need to apply for visas for entering, exiting and transiting as well as staying on the territory of those two countries up to 30 days, starting on the day of the first entry.

We inform you that the Government of the Republic of Serbia, at the session that was held on 22^nd  August 2017, decided to cancel visas for citizens of the Republic of India, holders of ordinary passports, for entering, transiting as well as staying on the territory of the Republic of Serbia, up to 30 days in a period of one year, starting the day of first entering the Republic of Serbia, if there is no nuisance from article 11. of the Law of Foreign Citizens. The decision is entering into force on 02.09.2017.

We inform you that the Government of the Republic of Serbia, at the session that was held on 22^nd  August 2017, decided to cancel visas for citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, holders of ordinary passports, for entering, transiting as well as staying on the territory of the Republic of Serbia, up to 30 days in a period of one year, starting the day of first entering the Republic of Serbia, if there is no nuisance from article 11. of the Law of Foreign Citizens. The decision is entering into force on 02.09.2017.

The Governments of the Republic of Serbia and the Kyrgyz Republic signed en agreement on abolition of visas for holders of Diplomatic and Service passports in Belgrade on the 2nd of December 2015.

According to this Agreement, which came into force on the 13^th of July 2017, citizens of two countries, holders of Diplomatic and Service passports, don’t need to apply for visas for entering, exiting and transiting as well as staying on the territory of those two countries up to 90 days, starting on the day of the first entry.

Results of the V International Internet Art Competition "Stamp of friendship"

On the V International Internet Art competition "Stamp of friendship" in Ukraine (2415 participants from nine countries), two children from the Republic of Serbia were awarded for their works – eleven year old Aleksa Erdeg got Grand-prix for his work “The game” („Workshop Em art“, Subotica) and nine year old Natalia Vas (award for her work „My mom“, Elementary school Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj, Subotica).

We inform you that the Government of the Republic of Serbia, at the session that was held on 11^th May 2017, decided to cancel visas for citizens of the Republic of Peru, holders of ordinary passports, for entering, transiting as well as staying on the territory of the Republic of Serbia, up to 90 days in a period of 6 months, starting the day of first entering the Republic of Serbia, if there is no nuisance from article 11. of the Law of Foreign Citizens. The decision is entering into force 20.05.2017.

The representative of the Republic of Serbia on the 62 Eurovision Song Contest Tijana Bogičević with members of the delegation at a press conference in Kyiv, May 5, 2017.

PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL TWO-PHASE OPEN COMPETITION FOR THE DESIGN OF A CONCEPTUAL SOLUTION FOR THE ZORAN ĐINĐIĆ MEMORIAL AT THE STUDENTS SQUARE IN BELGRADE

Visa canceling Agreement between the Governments of the Republic of Serbia and the China PR for citizens of those countries, was signed in Riga on the 5th of November 2016, which will be valid starting on 15th of January 2017.       

According to this Agreement, citizens of those countries, don’t need to apply for visas for entering, exiting and transiting as well as staying on the territory of those two countries up until 30 days from entering the country.

INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF REAL ESTATE SALES SERVICES – THE SALE OF DIPLOMATIC REAL ESTATE IN NEW YORK (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA), TOKYO (JAPAN), BONN (GERMANY), AND BERNE (SWITZERLAND)

        The third international festival of cultures of people was held in Kiev on 18 June 2016 with the support of Kiev city state administration with the participation of 20 foreign embassies and 14 diasporas in Ukraine. Within this manifestation the Republic of Serbia has its stand with promotional materials, national clothes and traditional things. 

We inform you that the visa canceling Agreement between the Governments of the Republic of Serbia and the Lebanese Republic for citizens of those countries, holders of Diplomatic, Special and Service passports, was signed in Beirut on the 22nd of July 2015, which will be valid starting on 28^th of May 2016.        

According to this Agreement, citizens of those countries, holders of Diplomatic, Special and Service passports, don’t need to apply for visas for entering, exiting and transiting as well as staying on the territory of those two countries up until 90 days.

Serbian Students from the Faculty of Arts of Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University and Ukrainian Sudents from the Institute of Philology of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv had a concert performance at Ukrainian House on April 24, 2016 as part of the International Festival of Language and Culture. On this occasion, Serbia had its own stand prepared by the centre of Slavic studies of the Institute of Philology with the support of The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia.

The group of students and professors of the Faculty of Economics in Subotica,  University of Novi Sad visited the Embassy of The Republic of Serbia on April 16, 2016 as part of the professional studies program in Kyiv. On this occasion, the students were informed about the work of the Embassy and overall relations between Serbia and Ukraine.

On 3 of November Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia in Ukraine Mr. Rade Bulatovic met with the chief executive officer of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Antony of Boryspil and Brovar.

Topics of the meeting were Serbian-Ukrainian relations and the current humanitarian and social activities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church .

At the end of the meeting sides exchanged presents.

On Thursday, 29 October, consultations with Serbian Chairmanship of the OSCE were held, with the participation of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine S. Kislica and the Head of the Task Force for the OSCE Chairmanship of Serbia 2015 D. Sahovic.

The parties have detaily  discussed the issues regarding the fulfillment of Minsk Agreement, the work of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, as well as the preparations for the OSCE Ministerial Council, which will take place from 3th to 4th of December 2015 in Belgrade.

• Because the request for its membership is a serious breach of the international law, the Constitution of UNESCO, the legally binding UN Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) and the Charter of the UN whose Article 25 says that „The Members of the UN agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council in accordance with the present Charter“.  
• Because according to the UN Security Council resolution 1244, which reaffirms the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now Serbia), Kosovo and Metohija is an integral part of the Republic of Serbia, under the administration of the UN. Since Kosovo cannot be considered a State, it does not fulfill the basic requirement for membership set out by the UNESCO Constitution.
• Because unilateral attempts such as this one seriously harm and disrupt the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, under the auspices of the European Union in which mutually acceptable solutions for many complex issues have been devised so far. The issue of the Serbian cultural heritage and the property of the Serbia Orthodox Church has not yet been discussed within the dialogue where it belongs.
• Because this is an unacceptable politicization of UNESCO which should not overtake the competences of the UN Security Council as the highest authority for the preservation of the international peace and security. UNESCO should not serve as an instrument for the affirmation of an illegal and unilaterally declared independence of a part of the territory of one UN member state. The primary goal of UNESCO is to promote universal values of humanity through education, science and culture not to make political decisions with regard to the statehood. 
• Because this would be a dangerous precedent, harmful for many states. This would open the door for other entities to follow the same path thus threatening territorial integrity and sovereignty of other member states.
• Because this issue is polarizing the membership of UNESCO.
• Because, besides not being a state, Pristina does not have moral credibility for membership. Anyone aspiring to UNESCO membership must prove not only in words but as well in deeds its commitment to the goals of the UNESCO Constitution, which certainly is incompatible with deliberate, systematic, vandal demolition of Serbian cultural and historic monuments with the aim to remove the traces of centuries-long existence of Serbs in this area as well as the impunity of the perpetrators of such barbaric acts unworthy of the 21^st century. These acts are comparable only to the acts of destruction of cultural heritage by terrorist groups in the Middle East and elsewhere that the world is witnessing and UNESCO is strongly condemning.
• Because four Serbian orthodox monasteries are inscribed on the UNESCO List of World Heritage in danger although the armed conflict in Kosovo is over for many years now. In danger from whom?
• Because the inclusion of this item in the provisional agenda of the 197^th session of the UNESCO Executive board raises serious concerns about the compliance with procedure and the respect of the established UNESCO rules. Just to mention that that even publishing of the document on the unacceptability of Kosovo’s application for UNESCO membership from the standpoint of the international law, prepared by Serbian Delegation to UNESCO, as an official document, as we requested, was refused. And the only intention was the voice of Serbia also to be heard.
• Because we all would have to live with the negative consequences of such an irresponsible decision from the lesioning of the international law up to the fate of the Serbian cultural heritage in the province of Kosovo and Metohija which not only belongs to the Serbian people but also represents a part of the historical and civilizational heritage of modern Europe and the world. 

We inform you that the visa canceling Agreement between Governments of the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Moldova is signed in Bucharest on the 23th of December 2014, which will be valid starting on 6^th of August 2015.        

According to this Agreement, citizens of those countries, holders of biometric passports, don’t need to apply for visas for entering, exiting and transiting as well as staying on the territory of those two countries up until 90 days in a period of 60 days, starting the day of first entering.

International postal money order – new service for sending and receiving money from France, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

Sending /receiving of money is done in dinars at the exchange rate of commercial banks for foreign currencies.

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   First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dacic – in his capacity as OSCE Chairman-in-Office – within three-day visit to OSCE Missions in the South Caucasus, visited Georgia, on 2 June, 2015.

   In Tbilisi, as OSCE Chairman-in-Office, I. Dacic talked with the highest officials of Georgia – President Giorgi Margvelashvili, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, Chairman of the Parliament Davit Usupashvili and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Tamar Beruchashvili. 

Group of students from the Department for Ukrainian language on the Philology Faculty of University of Belgrade as well as group of students and proffesors of Serbian language from the Department for Slavic languages and literature of Institute of Philology “Taras Shevchenko”  National University of Kyiv, have visited the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Kyiv and on that occasion got familiar with work of the Embassy and importance of Slavistic center for affirmation and promotion  of cooperation between two countries.

Serbian students, acoompanied by proffesors, spent two weeks (6-20 of May 2015) in Kyiv as part of agreement for student’s exchange program established between two Faculties, as a return visit to Ukrainian students who spent their time in Belgrade during April.

Military orchestra of land forces from Niš took part at the Parade of Military orchestras on 9th of May 2015 in Kyiv, celebrating 70 years of Victory over Fascism.

During the parade on the streets of Kyiv and performance on The Victory square, this orcestra was guided by  the conuducting baton of Captain Dejan Đorđević and  performed compositions such as “National heroes”, ” Parade march”, “My Homeland”, “Officers’ kolo”, “On the Drina-trio”, “March on the Drina” and march “Milosh The Great”.

Aside Military orchestra of the Republic of Serbia, at the streets of Kiev also performed orchestras from Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland and Jordan.

Minister without portfolio responsible for European Integration Jadranka Joksimovic with the delegation took part in the International Conference on Support for Ukraine in Kyiv on April 28, 2015,where on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Serbia donated short term help 100 000 (one hundred thousand) euros intended for the needs of displaced persons due to the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine.

Within the meeting Minister without portfolio Jadranka Joksimovic was talking on the thematic panel "Business Climate and Investment Opportunities in Ukraine", which was attended by the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Natalia Jaresko and Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine Aivaras Abromavicius.