Belgrade, October 16th, 2017 - First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dacic received today a trade and political delegation of the U.S. Federal State of Maryland, led by Secretary of State of Maryland John C. Wobensmith, which is visiting Belgrade. Minister Dacic highlighted Serbia's interest to intensify all types of cooperation with the United States of America, particularly in the area of economy and further attraction of U.S. investments in the Serbian economy. Interlocutors from Maryland expressed satisfaction over their visit to Serbia which would include, in addition to Belgrade, visits to Novi Sad and Nis. It was noted that the interest of this Federal State was involvement of its companies in business and investments in the area of environmental protection in Serbia. On the Serbian side, the meeting was also attended by Ministers in charge of environmental protection, and of state administration and local self-government, Messrs. Goran Trivan and Branko Ruzic, respectively.

Bogota, October 10th, 2017 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Serbia on a non-resident basis to the Republic of Colombia Djerdj Matkovic presented his letter of credentials to the President of the Republic of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia María Ángela Holguín at an official ceremony held in the Presidential Palace Nariño on October 10th, 2017.

Belgrade, October 9th, 2017 - First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dacic met today with U.S. Congressman Ted Poe, Co-Chair of the Congressional Serbian Caucus, who is on a visit to Belgrade. The Serbian Foreign Minister expressed his gratitude to Congressman Poe for the efforts he had made so far within the Congressional Serbian Caucus, aiming for the promotion of relations between the two countries and for a better public understanding in the United States of the policy pursued by Serbia, as demonstrated by his address in the House of Representatives on the occasion of the anniversary commemoration of the Halyard Mission, as well as by the congressional letter of support sent to Secretary of State Tillerson, on 3 October. The collocutors expressed mutual satisfaction over the promotion of overall bilateral relations, from the progress made in the political dialogue to the development of economic relations. In the talks, Serbia's aspiration towards membership of the EU was encouraged, as well as the constructive role it played in maintaining stability in the Western Balkans region. As the thanked the Minister for the warm welcome, Congressman Poe conveyed his readiness to continue his endeavours towards the further improvement of bilateral relations, recalling that the friendship between our two peoples dated back to the Allied Powers and World War I.