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The new Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to Serbia, Andreas Fotiou, presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Aleksandar Vucic, at a ceremony held at the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade on 25 July 2023. The ceremony was also attended by Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic.
At the subsequent meeting, Fotiou conveyed the cordial greetings of President Nicos Christodoulides to President Vucic, as well as wishes for the prosperity of the country and the Serbian people. He expressed Cyprus' readiness to further strengthen and deepen the fraternal relations between the two countries, as well as their cooperation at both bilateral and multilateral levels.
The Ambassador reaffirmed Cyprus' commitment to the respect of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Serbia, and briefed President Vucic on the latest developments in the Cyprus problem, underlining the importance of the international community's support to the efforts to find a solution to the Cyprus problem, within the agreed framework of the United Nations and on the basis of the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
The Serbian President returned warm greetings to the President of the Republic of Cyprus and referred to the close bilateral relations between Cyprus and Serbia, focusing on the prospect of strengthening cooperation, particularly in the areas of trade, defence and tourism. He thanked Cyprus for its support to Serbia in the framework of its accession negotiations, as well as for Cyprus' principled stance and its commitment to international law. He assured Mr Photiou that he would have the full support of both himself and his Government during his mission to Serbia.
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