Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Nikola Selakovic received today a farewell call from the Ambassador of Turkey Tanju Bilgiç, whom he thanked for his active engagement during his tenure in our country and wished success in further work.

Selakovic said that he was pleased with the level of bilateral relations, mutual cooperation based on trust and respect, which was further affirmed during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as with the intensive political dialogue between Serbia and Turkey.

The Serbian Foreign Minister emphasized the importance of excellent personal and professional relations between the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, and the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which were significantly contributing to the development of political, economic and all other relations between our two countries.

"We are also looking forward to continuing the exchange of visits at the high and top level", Selakovic said, emphasizing that there was an open invitation to his Turkish counterpart, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, to visit Serbia.

Minister Selakovic underlined in particular the importance of the infrastructure project to be carried out with the financial assistance of Turkey, namely the Belgrade-Sarajevo-Belgrade motorway, as well as of the cooperation with Turkey on the construction of energy infrastructure. "We welcome Turkey's growing interest in investing in the Serbian economy, as well as the realization of a number of investments in less developed parts of Serbia", the Minister said, stressing Serbia's commitment to further improving economic cooperation with Turkey.

Belgrade, 26 January 2021

21. JANUAR 2021.

At the initiative of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, as of 21 January, businesspeople from the entire world, foreign and domestic citizens, who travel to our country for business reasons, can cross the border of the Republic of Serbia by a simplified procedure, which is different from the rules that apply to other travellers.

At the initiative of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, the Government of the Republic of Serbia has allowed foreign and domestic citizens, who enter the Republic of Serbia for business reasons, to cross the border with prior notice to the Chamber, and afterwards, within 24 hours upon entering the country, to obtain and submit a negative rapid antigen test for the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus issued by a reference laboratory of the Republic of Serbia. “In these circumstances, when most countries introduce additional restrictions, Serbia has found a way, with the application of the epidemiological measures, to facilitate business operations to business people from the entire world, companies already operating here, as well as those that are entering our country for their future business by simplifying the procedures for entering the country, with the support of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia in performing the required formalities”, Marko Čadež, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, said.

Čadež reminded that business travel and contacts with businessmen were not a matter of choice, but the need of business, and expressed his hope that other countries would follow Serbia’s example so that companies all around the world would be able to carry out their business activities during the global health crisis with the lowest possible costs and waste of time, and to get out of the pandemic crisis with the least possible consequences.

According to the new rules, owners, managers, and employees within their companies, who intend to travel to Serbia for business reasons, and when entering the country, do not hold a negative RT-PCR test for the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus issued by a reference laboratory of the country they are coming from, issued within maximum 48 hours before their arrival, will previously have to announce their arrival to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, which will timely inform the border police on it in order to enable them to cross the border. Upon entering the country, they will take a rapid antigen test at a Serbian reference laboratory, submit the test to the Chamber, and if it is negative, they will continue to carry out their planned activities.

For the announcement of arrival, and all necessary information and support, please contact the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia within 48 hours before the planned entry into Serbia via e-mail at inocovid19@pks.rs

The request, on a business letterhead, which is to be submitted to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia has to include the following data: Name and surname of the person announcing his/her entry into Serbia for business reasons; Number of travel document and name of the issuing country; A brief description of the business reasons for entering Serbia; Date and border crossing point of entry into Serbia, flight number and name of an airline company, i.e. registration number of passenger motor vehicle; Date of entry and duration of the person’s stay in Serbia; The address at which the person intends to stay while in Serbia; The person’s contact phone and e-mail during his/her stay in Serbia.

The new procedures will not apply to those who arrive from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, and North Macedonia that are allowed to enter Serbia without a PCR test in compliance with the previous decision. All persons holding a negative RT-PCR test for the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus issued by a reference laboratory of the country they are coming from, issued within maximum 48 hours before their arrival, can also enter the Republic of Serbia.

List of reference laboratories

January 11, 2021

Serbian Goverment decided that the all prevention measures previously taken are valid till the improvement of the epidemic situation.

Travel Advisory on the current measures on the entrance of the Republic of Serbia can be found on http://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/themes/covid173202019

Serbian President AleksandarVucic pointed out that Serbia is the first in Europe in terms of economic growth, which will be officially confirmed at the end of March, and that this was possible owing to the reform measures taken since 2014 and the rapid opening of the country after the first wave of coronavirus.

The President pointed out that Serbia had a growth of 5.2 percent in the first quarter, while the Eurozone was at minus 3.2 percent, in the second quarter Serbia had a growth of minus6.3 percent, while the Eurozone was at minus 14.7 percent, and in the third quarter, when the Eurozone was at minus 4.3 percent, Serbia's figure was only minus 1.4 percent. Vucic stated that Montenegro, for example, recorded as much as 26 percent minus in the third quarter.

Furthermore, the President emphasized that hospitals were built and renovated in our country, and that two hospitals were built from the ground up in just four months.

He said that the state made significant efforts to procure respirators, masks, gloves, protective suits, medicines, everything that was needed, and pointed out that work was being done on 10 general hospitals throughout Serbia, adding that all these were major achievements that were only possible owing to the success of the 2014 reforms, the enactment of the Labor Law, which yielded excellent results, and also through fiscal consolidation measures.

"These are unprecedented results for Serbia. Was Serbia ever before the first in Europe in terms of growth rate? We will get the results on 31 March that will confirm that Serbia is number one in Europe. All that was possible thanks to people who believed in difficult changes",Vucic said.

According to the President, this year, as many as six highways will be built in Serbia at the same time, and in this regard, he noted that Bulgaria has announced that the highway from our border to Sofia will be completed by the end of the year, after which it will be possible to use motorway to travel to Istanbul, which is very important to ensure that our country is on a transport route.

President Vucic emphasized that in 2020, the so-called year of corona, our country had a net inflow of foreign direct investment amounting toEUR 2.9 billion net, and three billion gross, which means that many foreign companies such as Toyota Tires, Boysen, ZTF and Brose have invested in Serbia even in this year of crisis.

The President said that Serbia has the highest average wages in the region, amounting to 511 or 512 euros, and that in February, due to the January increase, the average wagewill be 535 or 536 euros, and that only in Belgrade in the last seven years the average wageincreased by 180 euros or 40 percent.

That President said that Serbia was fourth in the regionin terms of salariesbefore, and that today we are officially the first, and that the difference in relation to other countries will only increase faster.He also pointed out that the employment rate is growing in Serbia as well as that our public debt increased less than in most European countries. This is illustrated by the data that in Italy the public debt surged to 156 percent, in Germany to 87 percent, in France to 114 percent, in Croatia to 88 percent, while in Serbia it is at 57 percent.

The Serbian President announced that by Sretenje, 15February, an additional package of assistance to the economy will be earmarked, and as he explained, it will be a new capital injection for companies, the trade, entrepreneurs, small, medium and large enterprises which, as he said, concerns 1,052,000 people within that system.

Vucic specified that it will most likely be help in the form of two or three payments amounting to half a minimum wage each, and thatthere will also be sectoral aid for tourism, hotel owners, travel agencies, guides, for bus carriers, through another half minimum wage payment.

The President added that efforts will be made to extend the guarantee schemes as well, which proved to be excellent, amounting to 1.5 billion, and this time, through the same system, two more portions amounting to 500 million each could be provided.

Vucic said that the first agreements with DFC worth 300 to 400 million dollars are expected in seven days.

He also stated that the statewill endeavour to help pensioners further, in addition to increasing pensions by5.9 percent in January,which will be reflected in their first checks in February, and added that pensioners should by March receive symbolic aid in the form ofpackages with vitamin C, D and zinc, which, as the President said, are small things, but they reflect the state's care and efforts made to protect health.

The President announced that negotiations on the procurement of the Chinese vaccine would be completed in the next seven to eight days, after the first quantities of the Pfizer and Sputnik V vaccines have arrived in Serbia, and pointed out that the Chinese vaccine was of exceptional quality, but probably the most expensive, which is why he wrote to the Chinese President and asked for a discount for our country.

Vucic thanked the Americans for deciding to sell the vaccine to our country and noted that no one in the region other than Serbia has received it, except for the small quantity that Albania got.

He pointed out that our state relied on itself and its own capacities, and that our state leadership anticipated that vaccines within the European COVAX plan would arrive late.

The President rejected the claims about bad results of Serbia in the fight against the corona virus and stated that our country has recorded the lowest corona virus mortality rate in the region.

He presented statistical information indicating that Slovenia had 144 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, North Macedonia 126, Bosnia and Herzegovina 123, Bulgaria 115, Montenegro 115, Hungary 110, Croatia 107, Romania 85, and Serbia 51.

"The mortality rate in the region is as follows: Bulgaria 3.9, Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.7, Hungary 3.11, North Macedonia 3.03, Romania 2.48. Slovenia 2.15, Croatia 1.99, Montenegro 1.4, and Serbia 1.0. This can be seen in the graphs and is no fabrication", the President stressed.

He said that the state will fight for vaccines, and that only Serbia, in the Western Balkans, received significant quantities of vaccines, other than a smaller quantity that Albania received, and added that in one day since the registration for vaccination opened, as many as 63,000 persons have registered.

President Vucic expressed his belief that the year ahead will be better than the previous one as well as that the corona virus will be defeated through vaccination of citizens.  Belgrade, 12 January 2021

From Тuesday, 29.12.2020. at 21 UTC (turkish time 00.00, serbian time 22.00) all foreign citizens who come to Turkey by air are required to take a negative PCR test not older than 72 hours.

This decision does not appy to tranzit passangers. Tranzit passangers do not required a PCR test.

Truck drivers, plain crew and health worker with permissions from the World Health Organisations do not require a negative PCR test.

Children under age of 6 years are not required to have a PCR test. 

In case someone does not show a negative PCR test, they will be quarantined at the address they report as residence (apartment, hotel, etc.) or if there is no determined place of residence, they will be quarantined at places determined by the Provincial Health Administration. PCR tests must be performed on the 7th day of the quarantine period and those with negative test results then end the quarantine period, while the treatment of those whose PCR tests were positive will be carried out in accordance with the guidelines of the Ministry of Health for KOVID-19.

The decision will continue until March 1, 2021. 

Belgrade, 1st January 2021

President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić opened this morning a new Balkan Stream gas pipeline in Gospođinci near Žabalj. The pipeline passes through Serbia from the Bulgarian to the Hungarian border.

"This is an important day for our country, let the gas start flowing and let us be even more successful. I wish you a Happy New Year, and I want to thank all our Russian friends who participated with us in constructing this pipeline. Congratulations on a tremendous job, this is of great importance for the industry, the progress of the Serbian economy, but also of great importance for all the citizens of our country," said the President.

President Vučić pointed out that Serbia provided energy stability and security through the "Balkan Stream" gas pipeline, which is vital for attracting new investors, and added that gas is distributed from that place through the system of primary and secondary gas pipelines.

"This guarantees us a more certain and secure future. When you have gas in each municipality, then you can attract everyone who wants to open factories. There is still work to be done, but this pipeline guarantees us a more certain future. With the support of Russian partners, Serbia has managed to secure supplying its territory with gas. But from here, it will also go to Hungary and Bosnia and Herzegovina," said President Vučić.

He pointed out that we procure gas through that gas pipeline at a price of up to 155 dollars, with much lower transport costs than through another gas pipeline through which we have been supplied so far. The President noted that additional USD 30 were charged for delivering gas through Ukraine and Hungary to Serbia plus USD 18 for distribution across our territory.

Considering the high price of the gas pipeline construction, the favourable circumstance is that together with our partner, we will charge the transit tax and thus pay those costs, said the President.

President Vučić announced that the gas would be brought to many municipalities where it is not available, which will additionally attract everyone who wants to open factories.

The Ambassador of the Russian Federation, Botsan-Kharchenko, said that this is the best New Year's gift.

"This gas pipeline will provide stability to Serbia and an opportunity for the development of internal infrastructure and energy stability," the Ambassador pointed out.

The Balkan Stream is part of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline, a project of Russia's Gazprom and Turkey's Botash, to provide a stable gas supply to Turkey, southern and southeastern Europe. The pipeline is 930 kilometres long with a capacity of 31.5 billion cubic meters of gas per year. The first arm passes through Turkey, while the second arm runs to Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary. Serbia and Bulgaria call that part of the gas pipeline the "Balkan Stream".

According to the Decree of the Government of the Republic of Serbia published in the Official Gazette on December 15, 2020. regarding protection from infectious diseases, all foreign citizens will need a negative PCR test on COVID 19, issued by the reference laboratory of the country they come from, not older than 48 hours. Persons who have not been tested and do not have a negative test upon entering the Republic of Serbia will be returned from the border crossing without permission to enter the country.

If there is a delay while entering the Republic of Serbia, which cannot be attributed to the guilt of passengers but is a consequence of an external event that could not be predicted, avoided or eliminated (flight delay, delay of the departures of buses, trains, etc.) then the test cannot be older than 72 hours upon entry to the Republic of Serbia.

Citizens of the Republic of Serbia and foreign citizens who have been granted temporary residence or permanent residence in the Republic of Serbia, as well as members of diplomatic and consular staff and their families, in case of not having a negative PCR test not older than 48 hours, will be quarantined at home for 10 days. If a person who has been assigned a quarantine measure receives a negative PRC test issued by a reference laboratory in the Republic of Serbia during the duration of the measure, it ceases to be valid.

There is a written notification at all border crossings - a health warning about the measures to be followed to prevent the occurrence, spread and control of the infectious disease COVID 19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and other written notifications in the form of a health warning can be delivered during passport control.

Negative PCR test is not required for:

1. foreign citizens in transit through the Republic of Serbia. Transit for foreign citizens is limited to a period not longer than 12 hours from the moment of entry into the territory of the Republic of Serbia;

2. Crew and cabin crew of aircraft whose final destination is the Republic of Serbia;

3. Crews, personnel and passengers in transit or transfer through the international airports of the Republic of Serbia.

4. Accredited members of the staff of foreign diplomatic and consular missions and offices of international organizations, as well as members of their families who are holders of special identity cards or identification documents issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the General Secretariat of the Government;

5. Children up to 12 years old;

6. Foreign citizens who have been granted permanent residence or permanent residence in the Republic of Serbia;

7. Members of foreign military, police and other security services who are in transit through the territory of the Republic of Serbia or come to the Republic of Serbia to perform official tasks with prior notice;

The condition of possessing a negative PCR test on COVID 19 does not apply to foreign nationals when performing international transport, for taking over or unloading goods or for transporting persons to or through the Republic of Serbia, when it comes to crews:

1. Freight motor vehicles when performing international road transport. If it is a transit traffic, it is limited to a period not longer than 12 hours from the moment of entering the territory of the Republic of Serbia;

2. Cargo ships transporting goods to one of the domestic ports. In the case of transit navigation on the international waterway on the territory of the Republic of Serbia, it is limited to a period not longer than 90 hours for ships and 60 hours for self-propelled vessels from the moment of entering the territory of the Republic of Serbia in the case of upstream navigation, and for a period not longer than 72 hours for ship formations and 54 hours for self-propelled vehicles from the moment of entering the territory of the Republic of Serbia in the case of downstream navigation;

3. Buses in regular and international passenger transport, both in transit and in the case when the final or departure destination is the Republic of Serbia;

4. Railway vehicles and train staff;

5. Humanitarian convoys contracted through diplomacy;

NOTE: Wearing protective masks is mandatory in all closed spaces, as well as in open spaces where it is not possible to respect the mandatory measure of distance of 2 meters, such as rows in front of shops, pharmacies, restaurant...

January 3, 2021

Our compatriots living abroad are one of the great potentials that the state has not recognized in the right way so far, which is why a different approach is needed to the issue of how to strengthen our diaspora and use the good will of people who are potential lobbyists for the interests of Serbia and the Serbian people, Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic said.

"When it comes to Serbs in the diaspora, and especially in the region, this issue has been a kind of an unattended cropwhich requires a lot of work, and even when a lot is done at once this is not apparent immediately ", Minister Selakovic stated in an interview with Tanjug.

He emphasized that the appointment of the Director of the Office for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region for the first time after almost seven years since thisbody was formed within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, shows that it is one of the priorities of the Ministry he is at the helm of.

Selaković notes that intensive efforts have been long underway on forming a plan to make the diaspora more visible both outside the borders of Serbia and in the mother country itself.

"Every person in the diaspora is a potential lobbyist for the interests of our country and people, and we need to find the right way to use that", he said.

That much can be done in that regard Selakovic illustrates with the fact that only in Switzerland, in 24 cities, there are Serbian cultural and artistic associations which amounts to more than 3,000 young people who get together in order to preserve our tradition, culture, the Serbian language and history.

"If they were able to set up such associationsin 24 cities, it speaks volumes about the enthusiasm of these people. There is so much enthusiasm, energy and love in these people. We need to exploreways to help them and use their good will and potential", the Minister points out.

He also cites the example of an emigrant family in Canada, the Varaklic family from southwestern Serbia, who sends Christmas packages for children in the Raska region every year. He adds that they have so far donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to non-governmental organizations for those needs alone, but he says that we do not see that here.

"The state does not recognize this, and these are people who gained success as entrepreneursworking in a distant country, who can be serious lobbyists for Serbia, for Serbian interests, someone who represents us in the best possible way", Minister Selakovic said.

Minister Selakovic also pointed out that Arnaud Gouillon has been appointed ashead of the Office for Cooperation with the Diaspora and Serbs in the Regionand described him as a man of extraordinary energy, great love for the Serbian people, which he showed in his engagement towards Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija, where they were seriously endangered. "By doing so, he showed and set an example to many of our compatriots of what an individual can do. And when one such individual focuses energy, enthusiasm and love for people, onwork done within the state administration system, I think that the preconditions have been created for such activities to yield good results", Minister Selakovic said.

January 2, 2021

This year, Serbia could finally haveAmbassadors and Consuls General appointed to about a third of the currently vacant positions in the country's diplomatic and consular missions in the world, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Selakovic is convinced that most of these positions will be filled, as he points out, by the best possible people.

"In the next year, I am convinced that the majority of these vacancies will be filled",Selakovic told Tanjug, emphasizing that the work is being done gradually, because the state wants to show that is has a quality staff who will represent Serbia's interests in the best possible way.

The Head of Serbian diplomacy reminded that in a number of diplomatic missions, the four-year mandate of Ambassadors and Consuls General has already expired, so that the procedure for appointing new ones will follow, after their recall.

One of the "vacant" spots is the post of the Serbian Ambassador to China.

"We are working hard to find the best possible solution for our new Ambassador to China and as we appointed one of the best people in the state system as Ambassador to the United States, who, I am sure, will perform his duties in the best possible way, I am convinced that it will be the same for the Ambassador in Beijing", Selakovic said.

The Minister, who took over the foreign policy sector in the Government a little over two months ago, points out that circumstances in the world, as well as Serbia's position in it, have changed, but that Serbia's foreign policy goals do not change: the country remains strategically committed to European integration and, whilepursuing the EU path, it will also strengthen traditional friendships with Russia and China, as well as promote and strengthen new partner relations with the United States.

"Relations in the region, good-neighborly relations, regional cooperation are also important for Serbia, because this fits into the set of requirements on the European path. But, even regardlessof the European path, it is always important who you live next to, who you live with, what your neighbors are like and what the relations are like in the neighborhood", Minister Selakovic said.

He also points out that the issue of Kosovo and Metohija is of inestimable importance, it being the main national and state issue for Serbia and the Serbian people.

"When I say that circumstances are changing, but not the goals - the EU and European integration was our goal seven years ago as well, but look at what our room for maneuverwas then, in terms of economic aspects, and look at it today. Circumstances changed, and thenyou adjust your actions to these changed circumstances, to the best extent possible",MinisterSelakovic said.

He reminds that foreign policy priorities for 2021 were also outlined by the President of the Republic,and that maintaining peace and stability in the region is the absolute priority.

"Only in a peaceful and stable region of the Western Balkans and Southeast Europe can Serbia thrive economically, culturally and scientifically - in every respect. Peace and stabilityin the region are “sine qua non” without which there is no development and progress. Serbia has acted, is acting and will act as a factor that stabilizes the entire region and maintains peace in the region, showing that it is the region that benefits everyone the most", MinisterSelakovic said.

Relations in the region have always been complex, and the region, Minister Selakovic noted, is to our great regret, burdened with issues that we cannot have a bearing on, and which concern the past.

Serbia's approach is to seek room to influence what is happening today and what will happen happen in the future.

In this context, he states that the so-called "mini-Schengen" initiative for market unification of the region, which originated from Aleksandar Vucic and was met with a positive response from the Prime Ministers of Albania and North Macedonia, is one of the opportunities to do much more for the region.

"To show how much more we can do if we act together and if we seek our common denominators, and not what separates and divides us ", Selakovic points out.

When it comes to relations with the United States, Selakovic said that one should not expect the great powers to change their positions the way we would like, want or imagine, but that it is important that the Ambassador in Washington, Marko Djuric, also emphasized that this task, among other things, will be to make efforts to change the climate in bilateral relations with the United States - the most important country in the world, as our lacking communication with themin the pastseriously affected the position of the Serbian people and Serbia.

"I am convinced that Djuric will work seriously on that, together with President Vucic,Prime Minister Brnabic and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and contributeto a large extentto changing that climate", Minister Selakovic said. He points out that it is extremely important for Serbia to promote its partner relations with the United States to a higher level.

"This is a country with which we cooperate closely in many areas and a country with which we must strive, and not give up in doing so, to find what we have in common, our common groundand good examples of our cooperation in the past, and to create space for such cooperation in the future as well", Minister Selakovic concluded.

December 29, 2020

Preservation of peace, taking care of the health and better living standard are key for Serbia in 2021, underlined President of the Republic AleksandarVucic, convinced that even though the completion of this ambitious and by no means easy task will be anything but straightforward, best results can be achieved by working in concert with the Government, while ensuring security and a future of certainty for the citizens. 

The President said that Serbia has set for itself great and ambitious goals for the next year, notwithstanding the complex international and regional circumstances, and that it will endeavour to fully preserve peace and stability in the region and the country, while safeguarding the vital national and state interests.

"Serbia will remain on the course of a winning policy - the policy of stability", President Vucic said and stressed that our country remains on the European integration path and that it will carefully foster its friendship with Russia and China, while building a friendship with the United States as well.

According to the President, Serbia will continue to pursue a winning policy, with the country itself as a top priority, i.e., a policy that will enable Serbia to continue beingone of thetop three countries in Europe in terms of growth rate in the next two years.

A precondition for that, the President noted, is to crack down on criminal groups, but also to ensure even bigger investments in the police and army forces.

"Serbia is the country that recorded the highest growth in Europe in 2020", the President pointed out at the annual press conference and added that he expects to conclude a new arrangement with the IMF, as well as that Serbia, by the end of next year or early 2022, will raise its credit rating to an "investment" one, which will put our country's rating on par with the most developed EU countries. As the greatest success in 2020, Vucicnoted that Serbia will end the year with the highestgrowth rate in Europe, which, as he said, is expected to be from minus 0.75 percent tominus one.

"I am proud to be the President of a country that is the European champion in terms of GDP",Vucic pointed out and added that German Chancellor Angela Merkel was also pleased with Serbia's success.

According to President Vucic, this result will encourage Serbia to accelerate its European path, while continuing friendships with those who did not turn their backs on Serbia when it was at its darkest hour, namely Russiaand China.

The President pointed out that the activities to attract foreign investors will continue, then that work will be done on investments in agriculture, primarily the food industry, newmachinery, and digitalization of agriculture. President Vucic also emphasized that the goal is for salaries in the public sector to average between 560 and 570 euros by the end of the year. Only in Belgrade, the average salary would be around 700 euros.

President Vucic reminded that the salaries of health care workers will increase by five percent from January 1, while the salaries of others in the public sector will increase by 3.5 percent and an additional 1.5 percent as of April 1, while corporal, private first class and non-commissioned officerarmy rankswill get an increase of an additional 10 percent. He noted that the minimum wage will be increased by 6.6 percent and so will pensions from January 1, by 5.9 percent, with the plan that the average pension amounts to 270 euros by the end of 2021.The President especially pointed out investments in health care, reminding that two new covid hospitals have been opened and that the renovation and construction of health facilities continues throughout Serbia, while stressing that Serbia is by far the first in the region in terms of hospitalized persons per 100,000 citizens, which is whyit has recorded a low mortality rate , and also that Serbia this yearhas been among the top three countries in the region according to the number of PCR tests performed.

Speaking about tourism, the President said that, next year,efforts will be made on the development of the Danube basin region, from Apatin to Kladovo, that the Ovcar-Kablar Gorge will be developed, as well as our mountain centers.

Discussing the field of culture and information, President Vucic said that the implementation of the media strategy and the completion of the reconstruction of the National Theater in Subotica are important for next year, and he announced investments in museums, especially emphasizing the relocation of the History Museum to the train station building. He also stated that the floor heating in the Church of Saint Sava will be completed next year.

He pointed out that the state will continue to take care of our citizens in Kosovo and Metohija, that no one can forbid Serbia to help its people, and that Serbia will not give up on helping our people.

As he emphasized, Serbia is ready to send medicines and vaccines to the Albanian population as well, and pointed out that in the upcoming period our country will pursue a policy of peace in the region and will endeavour to cooperate with Zagreb, Sarajevo, Podgorica and others.

To go to work in the Republic of Serbia, it is necessary to apply in advance and get a VISA D at the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Ankara or the Consulate General of the Republic of Serbia in Istanbul.

All foreign citizens who want to live and work in Serbia must apply for a VISA D (before leaving for Serbia) which is valid for 180 days within 1 year, and submit an application for regulating their residence and work permit upon arrival in Serbia.

The documents required to apply for a D visa are:

1. valid passport
2. passport size photo
3. filled visa application form
4. invitation letter (stamped and signed) by the company you will work for
5. airline ticket reservation
6. bank statement of the person applying or the company that guarantees for the person
7. travel health insurance (for the period from your arrival in Serbia to the regulation of residence permit)
8. paid visa fee *

* Visa fee is paid before beginning the visa request process and it is not refundable no matter to the answer on the visa request.

The Immigration Service decides on the application for a visa D within 15 to 21 working days (2-3 weeks).

After obtaining a visa D, all foreign citizens can apply for a residence and work permit immediately upon entering Serbia. All documents for workers and appropriate guarantees must be provided by the company that provides them with employment.

Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Ana Brnabic received today the first vaccine against the coronavirus made by Pfizer company, at the Torlak Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera.

Brnabic, who is the first European Prime Minister to receive the vaccine, pointed out that this day may be the first since 6 March that we have a reason for a smile on our faces as it marks the beginning of the end of the coronavirus pandemic in Serbia, but also in Europe and the world. As Prime Minister and as someone who leads the COVID-19 Crisis Response Team, I felt obliged to be the first to receive the vaccine, to show that we believe in it, as well as in our institutions - the Medicines and Medical Devices Agency of Serbia and experts who worked round the clock to test the vaccine, she said.

Underlining that it was an honour to do this for her country and be the first to pave the way for all citizens, the Prime Minister said that she agreed with President of the Republic Aleksandar Vucic that the two of them receive different vaccines, so he will most likely receive the next one that arrives, most probably the one produced by China. At the moment we have the Pfizer-BioNTech consortium vaccine, and the vaccines from the Chinese Sinopharm are expected in the near future, as well as certain quantities of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V. She expressed her belief that at the end of the first quarter or the beginning of the second quarter of next year we will have the vaccine of the company AstraZeneca, and after that the vaccine manufactured by Moderna.

As we promised, all vaccines licensed in their countries and approved by relevant international agencies will be available to our citizens, and of course they will be tested by all of our agencies and institutes as well, the Prime Minister pointed out. She said that prior to the vaccination of health care workers, Minister of Health Zlatibor Loncar will also receive a vaccine shot as we endeavour to serve as an example and show how confident we are in the vaccines and institutions. Brnabic pointed out that Serbia, not counting Great Britain, is the first country in Europe to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, and the third to start a mass immunization and campaign for giving the vaccine - after Great Britain and Switzerland.

We achieved something very important and we will not stop even for a moment until the immunization of the population is completed, the Prime Minister said. She specified that our country will receive another 16,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in January, as well as that together with other vaccines we will have a total of one million doses in January, and a total of approximately two million doses during the first quarter of next year. There is a dynamic on which Pfizer delivers vaccines and it varies depending on the production, and this is the case with deliveries to both Serbia and all other countries worldwide. We expected to receive 10,000 doses from Pfizer-BioNTech in December, however 4,807 doses arrived, the Prime Minister explained.

Serbia demonstrated that it is able to fight and succeed if we all work as a team, Brnabic said and called on all not to see the beginning of vaccination as the end of the fight already, but to continue to apply all measures instead. This is to be certain and to be able to help our health care workers, and once the immunity is acquired we will be able to slowly start taking off the masks in 2021, but until then we should not see this as a victory but as the beginning of the end, the Prime Minister concluded.

After the Prime Minister, vaccine shots were also administered to the Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs and a member of the COVID-19 Crisis Response Team Darija Kisic Tepavcevic and to Predrag Kon who is also on the COVID-19 Crisis Response Team. Furthermore, vaccine shots were also given to Head of the MMA Department for the Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Infections prof. Dr. Vesna Suljagic and academician Predrag Pesko, professor of Belgrade and Heidelberg universities and full member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

The first quantities of the vaccine arrived in Serbia on 22 December, and today they will be administered to patrons of nursing homes in Belgrade and Novi Sad. Serbia is the first country in the region to receive a shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. In addition to procuring the vaccine among the first countries in the world, even before EU countries, Serbia is one of the rare countries that managed to build and open two covid hospitals in record time. The hospitals with 930 beds in Batajnica and 500 beds in Krusevac are a major contribution to the expansion of capacities and strengthening the health care system in the fight against coronavirus and, as President Vucic said, represent a monument of the future, that will talk about the accomplishments the state made in a short time. Also, we recall that investments in health infrastructure have been large in Serbia, and since 2016, 80 health centers and clinics have been renovated, and works are underway on six large health centers. This way more than EUR 200 million was invested in the reconstruction, construction and equipping of hospitals and more than 300 million in the renovation of clinics and specialized hospitals, and many have already been completed, such as the University Children's Hospital Tiršova, and KBC Zemun nad KBC "Dragiša Mišović" hospitals.

The absolute priority of the Serbian Government is the successful completion of health infrastructure projects that are underway, but great attention is also paid to health workers, whose salaries have, by 2020, been increased by 56.8% for specialist doctors, and 66.9% for nurses, while significant funding is invested in the education of health professionals, as well as in equipment and working conditions. Like other countries, Serbia has faced great challenges this year, most notably health challenges, and all factors in the state were focused on preventing the spread of the virus and safeguarding the lives and health of citizens.

Serbia has faced these challenges better than many wealthier and more developed countries in Europe and the world.

Belgrade, 24 December 2020

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister od Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management H.E. Mr. Branislav Nedimovic met his Turkish counterpart Minister of Agriculture and Forestry H.E. Mr. Bekir Pakdemirli on December 23, 2020 in Ankara.

This meeting confirmed the excelent relations existing between two countries and these two Ministeries.

The new possibilities for the cooperation in all aspects, especially in the aspects of  fruit production and livestock were discussed.  The sides agreed on complete opening of Turkih market for Serbian raspberry as a unique world brand coming from Serbia. 

Starting from December 20, 2020 a negative result of PCR test, done in the last 48 hours is mandatory when entering Serbia. PCR test is mandatory for foreign and Serbian citizens from what ever country they will be arriving. Serbian citizenns who come to boarder without the PCR test will be required to spend 10 days of self-isolation at their homes, that can be concluded before in case that the person does the PCR test after coming to Serbia and it results negative.

On the occasion of December 10, International Human Rights Day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia expresses once again its commitment to the achievements and values Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted on this day in 1948.

The principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights formed the basis for building international law in this area, as well as the international system of promotion and protection of human rights, as a unique civilizational heritage of modern times. Our obligation today is to preserve and strengthen the international system for the respect of human rights, development of human rights standards, control over the fulfillment of commitments, as well as continued cooperation with international and regional institutions on human protection rights.

Serbia is fully committed to universal human rights values and implementation in the practice of international human rights legal instruments. Our continuous cooperation with the instruments of the Human Rights Council within the United Nations, as well as with The Council of Europe and the OSCE's human dimension mechanisms are an important part of activities of all state bodies and illustrates our consistent commitment to meet international human rights standards.

International Human Rights Day is an occasion when we can point out disenfranchisement once again on Serb and other non-Albanian population in Kosovo and Metohija and repeated the call to enable the international community to respect guaranteed international norms human rights and contribute to the creation of conditions for the return of internally displaced persons, as well as the return of their usurped property.

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.

President Vučić once again confirmed that cooperation with the European Union and fully-fledged membership of Serbia remain one of the key foreign policy priorities of our country. He particularly emphasised that in this respect Serbia is honestly dedicated to further and deeper reforms, approaching them with responsibility and seriousness, and that it tries to adopt and apply the best practice through cooperation with institutions of the EU and its member states.

"Serbia will continue being dedicated to the promotion of peace and stability in the region, by improving bilateral relations with neighbours, and by strengthening regional cooperation while respecting all concluded agreements", President Vučić stated, adding that the European future of the Western Balkans is of utmost importance for both stability of the entire region and security and further prosperity of the EU.

Ambassadors pointed out that declarations on the common regional market and the Western Balkans green agenda, which were signed by Serbia and all leaders of the region, received a warm welcome in Brussels and EU Member Stated, and that good and solid connectivity and integration of the region largely facilitates the cooperation of the very Union with the Western Balkans in all areas of joint interest. 

"As much as 70% of foreign investments come from the countries whose representatives are sitting here today", Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Sem Fabrizi said, adding that Serbia can rest assured the EU will continue supporting and investing in the Serbian economy. While Covid-19 has put all economies under stress, Serbian economy has resisted and proved its resilience. With the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans, the EU will remain Serbia's strongest partner for economic recovery which will support infrastructures, green and digital transition. We welcome the announced reforms in the areas of rule of law, including judiciary reforms and media freedom. This is precisely the base for acceleration of the accession process and we encourage the new government to keep working and implementing in this direction", Fabrizi said.

President Vučić pointed out that Serbia highly appreciates that the EU, despite numerous challenges it is facing has managed to preserve the enlargement issue on its agenda, especially through the recent adoption of a new, changed methodology of the negotiation process.

"In this respect, we expect from the EU that Serbia's accession negotiation dynamics follows and values our reform efforts", President Vučić said pointing out that Serbia is ready to continue working with its European partners on implementation of the reforms and numerous joint projects.

President Vučić particularly noted that Serbia welcomes the Economic and investment plan presented by the EC together with the Enlargement package, and expressed our country's readiness to continue working with the partners in the region on the implementation of this Plan so as to improve the economic potential of the region and achieve better infrastructure connection, which would bring us closer to the single European market.

"In this context, we hope the Multiannual financial framework 2021-2027 will be adopted soon, because that will mean a possibility to use funds designed for reform implementation in Serbia and in the region", President Vučić said, reiterating that Serbia remains on its European path with an honest faith in cooperation with the European partners. "2020 has been an extremely difficult year for all, especially the impact of COVID–19. When I look at new Government's commitment to implement reforms, the Economic and Investment Plan of the EU, the new methodology and increased cooperation to fight COVID-19, I see 2021 with a much more favourable perspective for progressing the enlargement", Fabrizi concluded.

President Vučić also pointed out that Serbia is prepared to work intensively with the EU Member States on finding an adequate response to the new challenges, such as COVID-19 pandemic.

Belgrade, 8th December 2020

    The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Ankara  has the sad duty to inform with profound regret the sad demise of His Holiness Irinej Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovci and Serbian Patriarch on November 20, 2020.

      Condolence messages can be sent to Embassy`s email: embserank@gmail.com.

As of Friday, November 20, 2020 Turkey will start applying new measures against the pandemic. On weekends there will be partial curfew from 8pm til 10am, starting from Saturday November 21 at 8pm and finishing on Sunday November 22 at 10am and continuing on Sunday Novembwer 22 at 8pm til Monday, November 23 t 5 am.

Individuals age 65 and over are only allowed outside during the hours of 10am-1pm during the week. Individuals age 20 and below are only allowed outside during the hours of 1pm-4pm during the week.

Shopping malls, supermarkets, barbers, and hairdressers will only be open for service during the hours of 10am-8pm. Dining establishments such as restaurants, patisseries, cafes, and cafeterias will no longer be open for in-person dining; however, they will offer take-away or home delivery services.

The fore mentioned measures are to be applied til December 31 according to the pandemic situation.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Nikola Selaković, participated in the informal meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the countries memebers of South East European Cooperation Process. The meeting was held on November 6, 2020 in Antalya as part of the Turkish presidency of this regional initiative with the topic `Ways of Strenghtening Cooperation in Southeast Europe based on the experience of the Kovid 19 pandemic in the region `.

The meeting was an opportunity to present our position on a very current topic of the meeting, as well as to hold a trilateral multi-ministerial meeting Serbia-Turkey-BiH, as well as a series of bilateral meetings held on the sidelines.

Of particular importance was the meeting with the host, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, at which the traditional friendship was confirmed, the high level of bilateral relations was reaffirmed and the possibilities for their deepening were discussed.

The Brochure `Serbia - Emerging Tech Development Hub`  contains information for all companies interested for investing in Serbia regarding the government`s  supports for company establishing and doing business.

SKYPE 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. Detailed information here

Date: June 12, 2020

Starting from June 11, all Turkish border crossings are open, except the ones on the Iranian border. When entering Turkish and foreign nationals will have a medical check-up and only in case of neccessity, free-of-charge PCR test will be applied.

Important:

Амбасада Републике Србије доставља позив за подношење понуда за продају 2 возила као секундарне сировине.

The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia submits an invitation to submit bids for the sale of 2 vehicles as secondary raw materials. 

May 22, 2020

All border crossings of the Republic of Serbia opens again for all types of crossings starting from May 22, 2020. for Serbian and foreign nationals transiting or whose destination is Serbia. Special permits for entrance to Serbia are not required any more for Serbian and foreign nationals and all the epidemiologic measures, such as negative PCR test of quarantine, will not be applied. 

When crossing the border bilingual health warning on measures necessary for preventing COVID-19 disease will be handed to every passenger.

May 23, 2020

Embassy of the Republic of Serbia has resumed accepting visa applications. Visa application appointments must be scheduled via Embassy`s email embserank@gmail.com. On the appointment at the Embassy  wearing protective masks and respecting social distance is mandatory.

12.05.2020.

The Serbian government adopted today a protocol for the entry of Serbian citizens and foreign nationals into the Republic of Serbia, in accordance with the epidemiological situation and the protection of the population from infectious disease COVID-19.

Serbian citizens can enter Serbia and move without restrictions with a negative PCR test for coronavirus not older than 72 hours. If they do not have the test with a negative result, all our citizens, without exception, will be obliged to self-isolate at home for 14 days.

Foreign nationals can enter the Republic of Serbia under two conditions - a negative PCR test for coronavirus not older than 72 hours and a permit issued by a commission consisting of representatives of the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior.

For special entrance permits, Serbian citizens must appply to Serbian embassies in the countries of their residence and foreign national should apply through the embassies of their home countries in Serbia.

04.05.2020

Информације за стране студенте турске стипендисте достављене од стране управе за Управе за Турске у дијаспори и сродничке заједнице можете прочитати овде

Brief note on Turkiye Scholarships Program during Corona  virus outbreak can be read here

Обавештава  се да се конкурси за суфинансирање пројеката који својим квалитетом доприносе очувању и јачању веза матичне државе и Срба у региону и матичне државе и дијаспоре, поништавају и да ће се, по престанку ванредног стања у Републици Србији, расписати нови.

ALL PERSONS AND COMPANIES WILLING TO HELP THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 CAN MAKE THEIR DONATIONS TO EUR, USD AND CHF BANK ACCOUNTS OPENED FOR THIS SPECIAL PURPOSE BY SERBIAN CONSULATE GENERAL IN FRANKFURT.

ХУМАНИТАРНИ ЕВАКУАЦИОНИ ЛЕТ ДРЖАВЉАНА РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРБИЈЕ БИЋЕ 31 МАРТА (УТОРАК) У 11.30 ЧАСОВА.

ПОЗИВАЈУ СЕ СВИ ДРЖАВЉАНИ РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРБИЈЕ КОЈИ СУ СЕ ПРИЈАВИЛИ ЗА ОВАЈ ЛЕТ ГЕНЕРАЛНОМ КОНЗУЛАТУ У ИСТАНБУЛУ ДА ДОЂУ 31.03 У УТОРАК У 8 ЧАСОВА УЈУТРУ НА УЛАЗ 2 АЕРОДРОМА У ИСТАНБУЛУ РАДИ УКРЦАВАЊА.

БРОЈ ЛЕТА ЈЕ ЈУ4803 СА ПЛАНИРАНИМ СЛЕТАЊЕМ У БЕОГРАД У 12.10 ПО ЛОКАЛНОМ ВРЕМЕНУ.

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МОЛЕ СЕ  СВИ ГРАЂАНИ  РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРБИЈЕ ЗАИНТЕРЕСОВАНИ ЗА ПОВРАТАК У СРБИЈУ ДА СЕ РАДИ ЕВИДЕНЦИЈЕ ЈАВЕ У ГЕНЕРАЛНИ КОНЗУЛАТ У ИСТАНБУЛУ. ПОТРЕБНО ЈЕ ДА ГРАЂАНИ ДОСТАВЉАЈУ СВОЈЕ ПОДАТКЕ НА ЕМАИЛ АДРЕСУ КОНЗУЛАТА konzulat.istanbul@mfa.rs ИСКЉУЧИВО ПОТПУНЕ СЛЕДЕЋЕ ПОДАТКЕ:

1.ИМЕ И ПРЕЗИМЕ

2.ГОДИНА ЖИВОТА

3.ПОЛ

4.ЈМБГ

5.БРОЈ ПАСОША

6.КОНТАКТ ТЕЛЕФОН

7.РАЗЛОГ И МЕСТО БОРАВКА У ТУРСКОЈ

8.АДРЕСА БОРАВКА У СРБИЈИ

9.ФОТОГРАФИЈА ПАСОША

НАПОМИЊЕМО ДА НОВИ ЕВАКУАЦИОНИ ЛЕТ НИЈЕ ПЛАНИРАН, АЛИ ДА ЋЕ СЕ ПО ИЗВРШЕНОЈ ЕВИДЕНЦИЈИ ДОВОЉНОГ БРОЈА ГРАЂАНА УПУТИТИ ЗАХТЕВ НА РАЗМАТРАЊЕ.

ЗА ДАЉА ОБАВЕШТЕЊА ПРАТИТИ САЈТ АМБАСАДЕ.

ОБАВЕШТАВА СЕ ДА ЈЕ ДОШЛО ДО ИЗМЕНЕ ВРЕМЕНА ПОЛАСКА ХУМАНИТАРНОГ ЛЕТА ЗА СРБИЈУ. АВИОН ЋЕ ПОЛЕТЕТИ У  СРЕДУ 25.03.  У 12.30 ЧАСОВА ПРЕ ПОДНЕ. ОКУПЉАЊЕ ЈЕ НА АЕРОДРОМУ ИСТАНБУЛ  У 8 ЧАСОВА УЈУТРУ. БРОЈ ЛЕТА ЈЕ YU 4803. ОЧЕКИВАНО СЛЕТАЊЕ У БЕОГРАД ЈЕ У 12.10 ЧАСОВА ПО ЛОКАЛНОМ ВРЕМЕНУ.

МОЛИМО СВЕ КОЈИ СУ ПРИМИЛИ МЕЈЛ СА ОВИМ ОБАВЕШТЕЊЕМ ДА ПОТВРДЕ ДА ЋЕ ПУТОВАТИ ИСКЉУЧИВО МЕЈЛОМ, НЕ ДА ЗОВУ ТЕЛЕФОНОМ ЈЕР СУ НЕОПХОДНЕ СЛОБОДНЕ ЛИНИЈЕ ЗА ХИТНЕ СЛУЧАЈЕВЕ.

ХУМАНИТАРНИ ЕВАКУАЦИОНИ ЛЕТ ДРЖАВЉАНА РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРБИЈЕ БИЋЕ 25 МАРТА (СРЕДА) У 08.00 ЧАСОВА.

МОГУЋЕ ЈЕ ДА ЋЕ ЛЕТ КАСНИТИ АЛИ МОЛИМО СВЕ ЗА РАЗУМЕВАЊЕ ЈЕР ЈЕ ОВО ВАНРЕДНА СИТУАЦИЈА И ЕВАКУАЦИОНИ ЛЕТ.

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МОЛИМО СВЕ ПРИЈАВЉЕНЕ ДА БУДУ НА НОВОМ ИСТАНБУЛСКОМ АЕРОДРОМУ У 5 ЧАСОВА УЈУТРУ КАКО БИ СЕ СВЕ ОРГАНИЗОВАЛО И ИЗБЕГЛА КАШЊЕЊА. ЛЕТ ЈЕ ОРГАНИЗОВАН ОД СТРАНЕ ВЛАДЕ РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРБИЈЕ И НЕЋЕ БИТИ НАПЛАТЕ КАРАТА.

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ВАЖНА НАПОМЕНА: Свим држављанима који долазе у Републику Србију са подручја са интензивном трансимисојм болести COVID 19, ондносно жаришта епидемије, а то су: Швајцарска, Италија, Иран, Румунија, Шпанија, Немачка, Француска, Аустрија, Словеније, Грчка обавезно се одређује мера карантина у трајању од 28 дана у установи затвореног типа („Моровић“, Шид, Митровачко поље, итд). За све грађане који долазе из горе наведених држава мера карантина је обавезна. Држављанима Републике Србије који у земљу долазе из држава које нису на горе наведеном списку, одређује се мера стављања под здравствени надзор на акутно респираторно обољење изазвано новим Корона вирусом SARS-CoV-2 у трајању од 28 дана – изолација у кућним условима.

МИНИСТАР ДАЧИЋ:КАРАНТИН У МОРОВИЋУ ОБАВЕЗАН ЗА СВЕ СРПСКЕ ДРЖАВЉАНЕ КОЈИ ДОЂУ ИЗ ИНОСТРАНСТВА

Министар спољних послова Србије Ивица Дачић поручио је данас свим српским држављанима у иностранству који желе да се врате у земљу да ако не морају, не крећу ка Србији, истичући да ће сви који дођу, бити у карантину у Моровићу и да неће бити изузетака.

Дачић је  казао да је сада већ свима јасно да ће одлука о карантину бити стриктно спровођена. "Свако ко дође, иде у карантин у Моровић, тако да наши људи који живе или раде у иностранству немају могућност да се та мера прекрши", казао је Дачић и додао да то није у ингеренцији Министарства спољних послова, већ да то спроводи Министарство унутрашњих послова. 

Он је оценио да ће та мера вероватно довести до тога да се прекине велики број долазака у земљу.

Дачић каже и да има случајева где се Влада Србије труди да помогне српским грађанима и то сходно приоритетима. Како наводи, Влада и Министарство у договору са председником евидентира људе који су негде заробљени, а приоритети су деца, ученици, студенти, болесни који су се лечили у иностранству, људи који су на службеним путовањима, а на крају туристи.

"Размишља се како организовати авионе да их превезу до Београда, али у случају хаоса, то је некада немогуће, а Срба има у свим деловима света", казао је Дачић.

Говорећи о посебно осетљивој категорији српских држављана који су у иностранству на лечењу, он је рекао да је већ спроведен хуманитарни лет из Москве, којим је десетак пацијената са тешким обољењем пребачено у Србију. Подсећа и да су организовани летови и из Амстердама и Париза и напомиње да је све то веома кмпликовано. Истиче и да сви морају да схвате да су мере које су предузете у Србији предузете како би се заштито народ. Дачић је рекао да има и оних који су прошле недеље отишли на туристички пут, а сада би да се врате, а има и оних који би да се врате из Италије, који су изгубили посао.

Министар спољних послова Ивица Дачић изјавио је да ће деца, ученици, студенти, као и грађани који се налазе на службеном путу или лечењу бити приоритет за евакуацију из иностранства након затварања државних граница због пандемије корона вируса.

Он је за Радио-телевизиију Србије рекао да ће туристи који су отпутовали у иностранство након затварања граница и проглашења ванредног стања бити "на дну листи приоритета" за ту врсту евакуације.

 Дачић је казао и да је синоћ организованим летом из Амстердама из Холандије евакуисано 144 грађана Србије, међу којима нису били само млађи људи, него и једна старија особа. Он је оценио да се "цела спољна политика земље тренутно своди на борбу против ЦОВИД 19" и још једном позвао грађане да слушају препоруке Владе Србије. Дачић је указао и да је кризна ситуација показала ко су прави пријатељи Србије, и додао да се ради на продубљивању сарадње са Кином, од које се, како је навео, очекује "барем још десет теретних авиона" са медицинском помоћи. "Европа гледа пре свега своје интересе. То је добра ствар за нас, јер и ми треба да гледамо своје интересе", рекао је.

ИНФОРМИШИТЕ СЕ ПРИТИСКОМ НА ЛИНК  COVID - 19 - ОСНОВНИ МЕХАНИЗМИ ВИРУСА И ТОК БОЛЕСТИ ИЗ ДАНА У ДАН

СКРЕЋЕ СЕ ПАЖЊА ГРАЂАНИМА ДА СЕ НЕ ЈАВЉАЈУ ИСТОВРЕМЕНО И АМБАСАДИ И КОНЗУЛАТУ У ИСТАНБУЛУ ЧИМЕ ДОЛАЗИ ДО ДУПЛИРАЊА СПИСКОВА, А ПОСЕБНО СЕ СКРЕЋЕ ПАЖЊА ГРАЂАНИМА КОЈИ СУ СЕ ПРИЈАВИЛИ НА СПИСАК ЗА СПЕЦИЈАЛНИ ЛЕТ, А КОЈИ СУ ОТИШЛИ ЛЕТОМ ЗА САРАЈЕВО ИЛИ ЋЕ ОТИЋИ ТИМ ИЛИ НЕКИМ ДРУГИМ ЛЕТОМ ИЛИ ЋЕ ОСТАТИ У ТУРСКОЈ ДА О ТОМЕ ОБАВЕСТЕ. МОЛИМО ГРАЂАНЕ ЗА СТРПЉЕЊЕ И УДРЖАВАЊЕ ОД ПАНИКЕ, КАО И ПАЖЊУ НА ГОРЕ ПОМЕНУТО ЈЕР СЕ ТИМЕ ДОВОДИ У ПИТАЊЕ УСПЕШНА РЕАЛИЗАЦИЈА ОВОГ ЛЕТА У ШТА АМБАСАДА УЛАЖЕ СВЕ  НАПОРЕ.

НАЈЉУБАЗНИЈЕ СЕ МОЛЕ ГРАЂАНИ КОЈИ СЕ ЈАВЉАЈУ НА МЕЈЛ АМБАСАДА РАДИ ЕВИДЕНЦИЈЕ ЗА ПОВРАТНИ ЛЕТ У СРБИЈУ ДА СВОЈЕ МОЛБЕ ДОСТАВЉАЈУ УЗ ОБАВЕЗНУ КОПИЈУ ПАСОША(СКЕНИРАН ИЛИ СЛИКАН) ИСКЉУЧИВО СА КОМПЛЕТНИМ ТРАЖЕНИМ ПОДАЦИМА КОЈИ СУ ДОЛЕ НАВЕДЕНИ:

- ЗА СТУДЕНТЕ И ОНЕ СА БОРАВКОМ

1. име и презиме

2. датум рођења

3. број пасоша

4. YU број

5. датум истека кимлика

6. место боравка

7. контакт, по могућношћу телефон

- ЗА ТРАНЗИТНЕ ПУТНИКЕ И ОНЕ БЕЗ БОРАВКА

1. име и презиме

2. датум рођења

3. број пасоша

4. датум доласка у Турску и где

5. податке карте која вам је отказана, авио компанија, број лета, датум и време лета

6. место боравка

7. контакт, по могућношћу телефон

АМБАСАДА НАПОМИЊЕ ДА ЈОШ УВЕК НИЈЕ ПОЗНАТ КОНКРЕТАН ДАТУМ ПОМЕНУТОГ ЛЕТА И ДА ЋЕ АМБАСАДА ОБАВЕСТИТИ ЕВИДЕНТИРАНЕ ОДМАХ ПО ПРИСПЕЋУ ТАКВЕ ИНФОРМАЦИЈЕ.

19. МАРТ 2020.

МОЛЕ СЕ СВИ ДРЖАВЉАНИ Р. СРБИЈЕ КОЈИ БОРАВЕ ИЛИ ТРАНЗИТИРАЈУ КРОЗ ТУРСКУ И КОЈИМА ЈЕ НЕОПХОДНО ДА СЕ ВРАТЕ У Р. СРБИЈУ,  ДА СЕ  ХИТНО ЈАВЕ НА МЕЈЛ АМБАСАДЕ embserank@gmail.com РАДИ ОРГАНИЗОВАЊА СПЕЦИЈАЛНОГ ПОВРАТНОГ  ЛЕТА ИЗ ИСТАНБУЛА.

МОЛИМО ДА СЕ НА ПОМЕНУТ МЕЈЛ ДОСТАВЕ ЛИЧНИ ПОДАЦИ, ФОТОКОПИЈА ПАСОША, ОСНОВ БОРАВКА У ТУРСКОЈ (УКОЛИКО СЕ ПОСЕДУЈЕ, БРОЈЕВИ И ВАЖЕЊЕ БОРАВИШНИХ ДОЗВОЛА/АКО ЈЕ ТРАНЗИТ У ПИТАЊУ, ЗЕМЉА ИЗ КОЈЕ СЕ ДОЛАЗИ И ПОДАЦИ О ТРАНЗИТУ), КАО И ЛИЧНИ КОНТАКТ ПОДАЦИ (БРОЈ ТЕЛЕФОНА, АДРЕСА БОРАВКА У ТУРСКОЈ).

ДАТУМ ПОМЕНУТОГ ЛЕТА БИЋЕ ОДРЕЂЕН ПО ДОСТАВЉАЊУ ПОДАТАКА И ФОРМИРАЊУ СПИСКОВА.

АМБАСАДА МОЛИ ДА ДРЖАВЉАНИ О ОВОМЕ ОБАВЕСТЕ ДРУГЕ НАШЕ ДРЖАВЉАНЕ КОЈЕ ПОЗНАЈУ У ТУРСКОЈ.

Обавештавамо све држављане Републике Србије да се летови за Београд отказују. Аеродром „Никола Тесла“ ће се данас затворити за све међународне летове. Држављани који су купили карте за лет преко компаније „Turkish Airlines“ за данас, 19.03.2020. који креће са Истанбулског аердорма у 19.50 ће моћи да се врате у Србију, имајући у виду да је то последњи лет који ће данас отићи за Београд.

Након овог лета, сви летови ће бити отказани из разлога затварања аердорма „Никола Тесла“.

МОЛИМО СВЕ ДРЖАВЉАНЕ РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРБИЈЕ КОЈИ СЕ ЗБОГ ТРАНЗИТА НАЂУ У ИСТАНБУЛУ ДА КОНТАКТИРАЈУ АМБАСАДУ НА МАИЛ АМБАСАДЕ embserank@com и ДОСТАВЕ СВОЈЕ ПОДАТКЕ.

Потребно је да сви грађани доставе своје податке (Име и презиме, датум рођења, слику пасоша, датум када су ушли у Републику Турску) како би се направила листа и организовао нови лет за повратак држављана Републике Србије у земљу. Сви који се нађу у Истанбулу због транзита морају испоштовати процедуру на аеродрому и сачекати у Истанбулу до организације следећег лета за Београд.

Oбавештавамо вас и да су Република Турска и Република Бугарска затвориле своје границе те је друмски саобраћај исто онемогућен.

Све додатне информације ће по приспећу бити окачене на сајт Амбасаде.

In according to the declared state of emergency Serbian Embassy in Ankara will not accept visa applications until further notice.

Only exeptions will be made if foreign citizen has obtained the previous authorization from the Commission for authorizations of entrance to the Republic of Serbia.

The borders of the Republic of Serbia are closed to all foreign nationals, with the exception of diplomats accredited in Serbia and foreigners with a residence permit.

Citizens of the Republic of Serbia, as well as accredited diplomats and foreign nationals residing in the Republic of Serbia, who enter the Republic of Serbia, are under criminal responsibility for at least 14 days in self-isolation. This measure will be strictly controlled and its violation will be most severely sanctioned. A legally binding written decision will be delivered to citizens upon entering the country. Imprisonment for violation of this decision is up to three years in prison. This is very important to reduce the movement of citizens, which is one of the main reasons for introducing a state of emergency in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Ambassador H.E. Mr. Zoran Markovic met today, Febrary 20, Minister of Interior of the Republic of Turkey H.E. Mr. Suleyman Soylu. Both sides concluded that the two countries and, especially, two ministries of interior had excellent bilateral relations. The specific ways of deepening the cooperation of the two ministries were discussed at the meeting.

Serbian Ambassador H.E. Mr. Markovic visited the business association SANKON in Ankara and had an extensive meeting with the director Mr. Feridun Cavahiroglu and association members. SANKON is a business association whose members are more then hunderd companies in central Anatolia. The director of the association conveyed the intrests of its member companies to invest in Serbia and cooperate with Serbian companies. Ambassador Markovic greeted this initiative and expressed the readiness of the Embassy to support it in any way possible.

On February 13, 2020, a reception was held at the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Ankara on the occasion of National Day. About 250 guests were present, mostly members of the diplomatic corps, followed by the media and then prominent businessmen from Ankara and Ankara's political life. The Honorary Guest in front of the Government of the Republic of Turkey was Minister for Youth and Sports Mr. Mehmet Kasapolu, and MFA Deputy Faruk Kaymakci was present. Interestingly, this year's reception was also given great importance by the armed forces of the Republic of Turkey, represented by the commander of the Turkish Navy, Admiral Adnan Ozbal, with members of the General Staff.

Ambassador Z.Marković and Minister of Youth and Sports M. Kasapolu greeted the high-level national anthems after the intonation. Ambassador Markovic in his address, emphasized the outstanding bilateral relations between the two countries, established during the founding days of modern Turkey Kemal Pasha Ataturk and King Alexander Karadjordjevic, and strengthened through the close relations of President Alexander Vucic and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In his address, Minister Casapolu elaborated on the achievements of bilateral relations over the past year, welcoming the progress made by the Republic of Serbia in the negotiations process to the European Union. He concluded his presentation by sending a message "Long live Turkish-Serbian friendship" in Serbian.

You can read Ambassador Markovic's speech at the following link here and the guest of honor, Minister Mehmet Kasapoglu, at the link here.

The officials, in a number of separate contacts, expressed particular satisfaction that they had the opportunity to attend an event organized in the historic building of the Serbian Embassy in Ankara, which is under the protection of Turkey as a cultural property, which has been completely renovated in the previous two years. Photos from this event, as well as video material, can be downloaded from the website of the Diplomatic Observer diplomatic corps: https://diplomaticobserver.com/_haber/serbia-s-national-day-was-celebrated-in -ankara

The Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Serbia announces the Open Call for the Co-Financing of Projects for the Translation of Representative Works of Serbian Literature into Foreign Languages in 2020. The Call is valid to March 16, 2020.

The purpose of the enclosed Open Call is stimulating translation projects of representative works of Serbian literature into foreign languages.

The announcement and the form regarding the participation to the Open Call can be found here

For all detailed information the interested parties can contact Mr. Mladen Veskovic (mladen.veskovic@kultura.gov.rs).

On Wednesday, January 29, 2020 members of SHOM gathered after two months on a morning coffee in the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia on the invitation of Mrs. Tatjana Markovic, Spouse of the H.E. Mr. Zoran Markovic, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia. Mrs. Markovic gave a short presentation on her country, which was accompanied by beautiful Serbia recordings and music. Ambassador Markovic welcomed the guests and briefly explained the history of our embassy and the property on which it is located. After the presentation new members of SHOM were introduced and an early lunch followed. About 40 members were present and they spent a couple of beautiful hours in our embassy, which can be seen in the photos below.

Head of the Border Police Directorate of the Republic of Serbia Police Major Miljan Stanojevic and the commanders of the most frequently used Serbian border gates visited their counterparts in the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Turkey. The possibilities for extending already successful cooperation of two Ministries on illegal migration and cross-border crime prevention and easier traffic of passengers and goods were discussed at the meeting.

Having in mind the importance of this kind of cooperation in whole expanding bilateral relations, Ambassador H.E. Mr. Zoran Markovic attended all the meetings in Ankara together with the delegation of Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia.

A group of children from the Vladislav Ribnirak Elementary School from Belgrade paid a three-day visit to Ankara, where a stimulation of the work of the United Nations was organized. Hosts from Ankara's Tevfik Fikret Elementary School welcomed our teachers and students by accommodating children in families, demonstrating an immeasurable contribution to the friendship development which shold present a legacy for future generations. Ambassador Markovic organized a reception for representatives of our and the host school at the Embassy in Ankara. It has been agreed that this type of cooperation should really grow into tradition.

Official Serbian delegation headed by Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Serbia H.E. Ms. Maja Gojkovic attended the ceremony of the completion of the TANAP gas pipeline in Ipsala in Edirne. Minister of Mining and Energy H.E. Mr. Aleksandar Antic was also the part of the delegation and Serbian Ambassador H.E. Mr. Zoran Markovic accompanied the delegation all through their stay in Turkey. Besides Presidents of Turkey and Azerbaijan, many foreign statesmen attend the event.

Association Bosna Sandzak has marked 30 years of work and existence making a celebration in their new premises. On this occasion H.E. Mr Zoran Markovic, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia addressed to all present guests, wished luck and prosperity for the further work, and stated a fact that the Republic of Serbia is the only state from the territory of the former Yugoslavia that accept to re-nationalize its Bosniak expatriates, which clearly shows the attitude of Serbia towards them, as also the numbers: 45.000 new expatriates, and 100.000 still in procedure for citizenship, that also demonstrates the relation that Bosniak expatriates have toward Serbia as their motherland.

The Decision on Visa Abolition for the Citizens of Aramenia, holders of national passports, will be put into force on November 2, 2019. Starting from this date citizens of Aramenia, holders of national passports, will be able to enter, transit through or reside in the Republic of Serbia for maximum of 90 days counting from the entrance date, in a period of 180 days.

On the occasion of the National Day celebration of the Republic of Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received the heads of all foreign missions in Ankara, including Ambassador Zoran Markovic. On this occasion, Ambassador Markovic congratulated the Republic of Turkey and wish further on prosperity and successful cooperation between our two friendly countries.

A delegation of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia visited Ankara on 24 October for an official return visit to the Foreign Policy Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The delegation led by the Chairman of the Committee prof. dr. Zarko Obradovic, attended by the president of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with Turkey, prof. dr. Zoran Dragisic and MEPs Nada Lazic, Maja Macuzic Puzic and Djordje Kosanic had substantive discussions with members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey led by this body's chairman, Volkan Bozkir.

They were also received by Turkish Deputy Speaker Sureja Sadi Bilgic, Minister of Justice and Co-Chair of the Mixed Turkish-Serbian Economic Cooperation Commission Abdulhamit Gul and Deputy Foreign Minister Javuz Selim Kiran, with whom a meaningful exchange of views on bilateral relations and other issues was conducted by importance for the future successful co-operation of the two countries and the two parliaments and the expansion of friendship between the two nations.

As the delegation of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly of Serbia is in the official visit to its counterparts in Turkey, Ambassador Zoran Markovic hosted a dinner last night at the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Ankara in honor of Volkan Bozkir, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The Serbian delegation headed by Prof. Dr. Zarko Obradovic, President of the Foreign Policy Committee of the National Assembly of Serbia was also present.

Ambassador H.E. Zoran Markovic gave an interview on Serbian-Turskish relations and joint  projects to one of the most popular Turkish daily newspaper in the English language.

The interwiew in whole can be read by clickling here.

Tourist promotion of Belgrade was held on October 1, 2019 in Ankara. The goal of this promotion was new 100.000 guests from Turkey. Beside presentation and meetings with local tourist agencies, at the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Ankara a reception attend by 200 invitees was given in that honour. Together with the Turkish partners it was concluded that the region of Ankara and eastern Turkey represents a great potential for tourism in Serbia, especially in Belgrade, having in mind its different contents that attract new potential tourists. On the other hand the region of Cappadoccia on 2-hour trip from Ankara is a very interesting destination for Serbian tourists as a cultural and historical region related to early Christianity. The initiative for starting the direct flight Belgrade-Ankara was publicly announced and it was concluded that its realization would represent an additional impulse for improving the whole bilateral relations and getting the two nations even closer to each other.

After a very exciting match played in Ankara with the host team of Turkey Serbian national Women`s Volleyball team won the gold medal again at the European Championship. It is a special honour to be Serbian Ambassador in Turkey at this moment. Way to go girls! 

Ambassador Markovic and the whole staff of the Embassy in Ankara supported and keep supporting Serbian national women volleyball team that qualified for the quarter finals and that is considered a potential winner of the gold medal. Ambassador Markovic expressed his expectation that our national team will defend its previous gold medal. As sign of support a reception was given for the management of the national team.

Ambassador Markovic attended the traditional modeling show, just as he did the year before. He won the third place in the category diorama modeling on the subject of the allies` encounter in Normandy 1944`. Beside the show, this was an excellent opportunity for socializing and acquiring new acquaintances.

Today, August 11, 2019, First deputy prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia H.E. Mr. Ivica Dacic met in Antalya Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey H.E. Mr. Mevlut Cavusoglu. H.E. Mr. Dacic extended his congratulations on Eid al-Adha to his Turkish colleague adding to mention his pleasure with their meetings in Antalya that had become traditional.

Two ministers exchanged their views on various bilateral and regional issues. They concluded that the relations between two countries are at the highest possible level in the history of their diplomatic relations but that there are also possibilities for improving the relations even further. As for the regional matters, both countries are putting all their efforts for the stability and prosperity of the region.

Minister Dacic invited Minister Cavusoglu to visit Serbia at the time of his convinience hoping that the visit may happen during the foreseen visit of the president Erdogan to Serbia or during the meeting of UN General Assembly in September.

At the end of meeting Minister Cavusoglu presented a jersey of Malatyaspor Football Club which is about to have a match with Serbian Club Partizan on August 15.

First Deputy Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia H.E. Mr. Ivica Dacic opened today, August 5, 2019, with the new Honorary Consul of the Republic of Serbia in Edirne Mr. Salih Akgul, Serbian Consulate in Edirne, former capital of the Ottoman Empire. This is the second honorary consulate that Serbia opens in Turkey in the last year.

In his speech on the ceremony of the opening Minister H.E. Mr. Dacic repeated once more the importance of the good relations between Serbia and Turkey, pointing out that the opening of this Consulate contributed the two countries` and two peoples` aspirations for rising the relations to a higher level. Minister H.E. Mr. Dacic expressed his satisfaction with the fact that the trade exchange exceeded 1 billion dollars and expressed his expectations that the commercial cooperation will continue to grow. Minister H.E. Mr. Dacic, having in mind the approaching visit of President Erdogan to Serbia, took this opportunity to exchange opinions with high level invitees on bilateral and regional issues. After the opening of the Consulate in Edirne, Minister H.E. Mr. Dacic will have a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.

A lot of guests from politics, culture and public life, among which a couple of MPs in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, governor and mayor of Edirne, presidents of various Istanbul municipalities, as well as the presidents of diaspora unions, attended the ceremony of the opening.

Consulate in Edirne, beside providing consular help to Serbian citizens, as its basic function, has as a special function establishing new and tighter commercial relations between two country. Mr. Salih Akgul, as a well-known businessman and owner of the company `Salcano`, popular bicycle manufacturer and sponsor of both national cycling teams of Serbia and Turkey, is a person more than appropriate to contribute to flourishing of the two countries` business relations.

Dean of Ankara University Faculty of Agriculture Prof. Dr. Ergin Dursun visited today the Embassy and informed Ambassador Zoran Markovic about the income of his recent visit to Belgrade. The dean was pleased that the initial cooperation with Belgrade University Agriculture Faculty had been established and that on the same occasion the Cooperation Agreement had been signed. This Cooperation Agreement is considered an initial act which will allow a wide cooperation in near future, including the exchange of academic personnel and students in various way. Dean Dursun expressed his appreciation to ambassador Markovic for his contribution to initiating this cooperation.

The final match of the Balkan Championship between rugby teams Ankara Phrygians and Radnicki Novi Beograd was played on Saturday June 1, 2019. The sponsor of the event was the British Embassy in Ankara and Serbian Ambassador H.E. Mr. Zoran Markovic opened the match.

This sports event once more confirmed the great relations between Serbia and Turkey, especially having in mind the efforts of the Rugby Federation of Serbia which selflessly contributed to the promotion of rugby in Turkey.

Ninoslav Trajkovic from Bečej has embarked on a new humanitarian adventure called "With Yugo to Australia". As it travels through 15 different countries, the second station was Turkey, and visited us at the Embassy in Ankara. During his trip through Turkey, he saw Istanbul, Ankara, Salty Lake and Cappadocia. He was a guest in Ankara for several days waiting for a visa for Iran. In the continuation of his trip, he will travel through Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and at the end of Australia.

We wish Nino and Irina all the best on the upcoming adventure!

The Embassy organized a small gathering with the Alliance of Balkan Cultures (BAKIDER) in order to improve the cooperation and support these young people in their goal. Bakider is a non-governmental organization founded in January 2017 with the aim of strengthening the existing ties between the peoples of the Balkans and Turkey, and shows that ethnic, religious and other differences are not a stumbling rock, but an advantage to be exploited, and the Embassy is there to support young people and new ideas.

Ambassador Zoran Markovic participated on the modelin competition that is traditionally held every year in Ankara. As last year, this year also his model took the golden medal for the big diorama foreigners class.

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The hole event was also broadcast by Turkish state television TRT Haber and the Ambassador gave a short statement.

Agreement between the Government of R. Serbia and Georgia on the mutual abolition of visas for holders of ordinary passports will enter into force on April 1, 2019. From that date, holders of ordinary passports have the right to enter, transit and stay in the territory of the state of the country without a visa, for up to 30 days from the date of entry.

The announcement by Ambassador Mark Markovic of the Anadoly Agency for the massacre that took 49 lives in New Zealand. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/terror-has-no-connection-with-history-of-balkans-envoy/1420356

Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Turkey, Zoran Markovic, yesterday, 12.02, on the occasion of the National Day, the Army Day of the Republic Serbia and the 140th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations between Serbia and Turkey, organized a reception in Ankara for high officials of the Republic of Turkey, diplomatic and military corps. The reception was attended by a number of distinguished personalities from the public life of Turkey, as well as representatives of our emigrant community.

In a ceremonial atmosphere, after the Serbian and Turkish anthem were invoked, the Ambassador Markovic and the Minister of Sport and Youth of the Republic of Turkey Mehmet Kasapoglu addressed the guests. It is jointly assessed that bilateral relations between the two countries are at the highest level in recent history and are the basis for further deepening of cooperation and strengthening of trade exchange and investments. The speeches expressed mutual respect and understanding built over several centuries of common history, with many similarities that are now connected by two peoples. Bearing in mind the challenges faced by the two countries, the expectation of mutual support is emphasized in all spheres where the interests coincide.

At the invitation of Ambassador Markovic, the stand of the Republic of Serbia was visited by HE. Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Mehmet Ersoy. In a short conversation, the Minister was interested in our expectations in the Turkish market. Ambassador Markovic responded that this market is of great significance to Serbia, that over 100,000 Turkish tourists visited Belgrade last year, but that the goal is to meet Turkey with the potentials of other cities and our winter tourism, for which Minister Ersoy showed special interest, and it Ambassador Marković took the opportunity to inform more closely about the possibilities offered by Kopaonik as the center of our winter tourism.

Ambassador Markovic visited the stand of the Republic of Serbia at the tourism fair in Istanbul, where the presented tourist potentials and the offer of our country are directed to tourists in Turkey. This year, besides the potential of our capital, AP Vojvodina, the cities of Novi Sad and Novi Pazar, presented their potentials. The stand of Serbia now traditionally has one of the central places at the Istanbul Tourism Fair.

Based on Art. 76 of the Law on Culture (published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 72/09, 13/16 and 30/16), we inform that the Ministry of Culture and Information is conducting competitions in various fields of culture and art in order to provide support to actors and cultural projects in the country and abroad. The competition for co-financing projects in the field of translating representative works of Serbian literature into foreign languages will be open in the period from January 10 to March 1, 2019. More detailed information is available on the website www.kultura.gov.rs/konkursi

Based on Art. 76 of the Law on Culture (published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 72/09, 13/16 and 30/16), we inform that the Ministry of Culture and Information is conducting competitions in various fields of culture and art in order to provide support to actors and cultural projects in the country and abroad. The first contest in 2019 to support the promotion of creativity and presentation of cultural creativity of members of the Serbian people abroad is opened from January 10 until March 1, 2019. More detailed information is available on the website www.kultura.gov.rs/konkursi

Ambassador Zoran Marković visited H.E. Ziya Selcuk, Minister of Education of the Republic of Turkey and once again confirmed the excellent bilateral relations between the two countries and discussed the possibilities of deepening cooperation in the field of education. To that end, a meeting of representatives of the two ministries was agreed to discuss possible ways of further action, which should result in a meeting at the ministerial level. Among other topics were the exchange of students and the opening of the department of the Serbian language at the University of Ankara. It is jointly estimated that cooperation in the field of education represents an investment in the future of the relations of the two people and a better mutual understanding.

MEETING OF MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTY AND WATER MANAGMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA BRANISLAV NEDIMOVIC WITH MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY BEKIROM PAKDEMIRLIJEM, ANKARA 05.12.2018. At the invitation of HE Bekir Pakdemirli , Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Turkey, HE. Branislav Nedimovic , Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Serbia paid a one-day working visit to Ankara. On this occasion, the two ministers recapitulated the dynamics of the current cooperation in the area under the jurisdiction of their departments, with the conclusion that there is room for further deepening and expansion to the benefit of both sides, and so for the citizens of the two countries. Minister Nedimovic told his Turkish counterpart that the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia ratified an innovative Free Trade Agreement and that it is expected that the Grand National Assembly of the Republic of Turkey will do the same in the near future, in order for this important bilateral agreement to enter into force and open new prospects for trade exchange. It was noted that the mutual exchange of goods exceeds one billion dollars and that the stock of livestock products is very important in that. The discussion between the two ministers, within the delegation of the Republic of Serbia, was also attended by HE. Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Turkey Zoran Markovic.

Last night, at the Deniz Museum in Istanbul, in the presence of a large number of officials, the premierly featured film of the famous series "Evelya Celebija Traveling the World", which was filmed this year in Belgrade, broadcast on the National Radio Television of Turkey - TRT. The event was officially opened by the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Turkey, Zoran Markovic, and then Miodrag Popovic, Director of TOB, held a presentation of Belgrade for over 100 present guests from the world of tourism, culture, diplomacy and economy.

The travelogue "Evelya Celebija travel to Belgrade" lasts about half an hour, represents the most important cultural and historical sights of our city, and will be shown on the TRT channel at the beginning of next year. After the screening was finished, guests enjoyed Serbian food, cocktail and music performance by Belgrade saxophonist Aleksandar Sarović, while in the second part of the space of Deniz Museum there was an exhibition of photographs about Belgrade.

Minister of Mines and Energy Aleksandar Antic paid a visit to Istanbul on November 19, representing the Republic of Serbia, at the ceremony of the Completion of offshore setion of turkstream project. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan attended the ceremony.

On the margins of the ceremony, Antic met with Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Fatih Donmez. Zoran Markovic, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the Republic of Turkey also attended the meeting. Minister Fatih Donmez expressed satisfaction with the bilateral meeting with his Serbian counterpart. Minister Antić assessed with Turkish counterpart that friendly relations between President Recep Tayip Erdogan and President Aleksandar Vucic result in the development of economic, energy and political relations between Turkey and Serbia at the highest level.

At the invitation of the Ankara Chamber of Industry, Ambassador Markovic held a presentation on the topic "Investment and economic opportunities in Serbia", organized within the framework of the "Days of Serbia". His presentation was accompanied by the presentation by Ismail Bozdemir, head of the Directorate at the Ministry of Commerce of the Republic of Turkey on the topic "Business Opportunities for Turkish Companies in Serbia" and Enver Ali Kuleohlu, Assistant Director General of Bioanalysis on the topic "Keeping Jobs in Serbia".

The presentation was attended by over 30 representatives of Turkish companies, members of this association, 8 of them in construction and 6 in the field of electronics and IT sectors.

At the invitation of the Turkish President Redzep Tayip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, attended the opening ceremony of the new airport in Istanbul. Grand Istanbul Airport, after the completion of works, will represent the largest airport in the world.

On the margin of this ceremony,President Vucic had a separate meeting with President Erdogan, where once again a friendship between the two countries was confirmed, possibilities for further deepening of bilateral cooperation, as well as opportunities for new investments of Turkey in the Republic of Serbia.

In Ankara, consular consultations were held between the representatives of Serbia MFA Assistant of the Minister for consular affairs, Ambassador Aca Jovanovic, and the Republic of Turkey, MFA Director General for Consular Affairs, Mehmet Samsar.

The consultations examined the current state of consular relations, as well as the possibilities for extending the legal framework of cooperation. As the political relations between the two countries are at the highest level, there are all preconditions for deepening cooperation. Both sides expressed great satisfaction with the work of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Ankara, as well as Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Belgrade. The Ambassador of Republic of Serbia in Ankara, Zoran Markovic, also attended the consultations.

On the basis of reciprocity, the IR IRan Government made a decision to abolish the "Decision on visa-free regime for citizens of the Republic of Serbia, holders of ordinary passports", which enters into force on October 25, and from that date, all citizens of the Republic of Serbia, holders of ordinary passports, are required to apply for visa to enter, transit and stay in the IR Iran territory.

ЗАПИСНИК О ОТВАРАЊУ ПОНУДА  /  RECORD ON OPENING OF BIDS

ОДЛУКА О ДОДЕЛИ УГОВОРА  /  DECISION ON THE CONTRACT AWARD

According to a decision taken on October 8, 2018 at the Government session of the Republic of Serbia, the "Decision on the abolition of visas for entry into the Republic of Serbia for the citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran " is CANCELED. The decision enters into force on October 17, 2018. year and from that date, all citizens of IR of Iran, holders of ordinary passports, are required to apply for visa in order to enter, transit or stay in the territory of the Republic of Serbia.

The President of the National Assembly, Maja Gojkovic, met with the President of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Larijani, during the Third Meeting of the Parliaments of the Eurasian countries. Gojković and Larijani stressed that bilateral relations are good and friendly and expressed confidence in the continued fruitful cooperation in the promotion and expansion of relations. They also discussed the possibilities of developing economic cooperation and increasing the commodity exchange, as well as the fight against terrorism, and Gojkovic invited the president of the Islamic Consultative Assembly for a return visit to Serbia.

On the same day, the President of the National Assembly also met with the Kazakh Parliament Speaker Nurlan Nigmatulin, with whom she discussed the improvement of parliamentary cooperation, as an important segment of the improvement of the overall relations of two friendly countries. Gojkovic invited Nigmatulin to visit Serbia in order to further develop cooperation between parliaments, which would additionally lead to the improvement of relations between Serbia and Kazakhstan.

The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Maja Gojkovic, in her address at the Third Meeting of the Speakers, pointed out that Serbia is strongly committed to continue to work on a comprehensive improvement of friendly relations and cooperation with the countries of the Eurasian region. Gojkovic stressed that Serbia, as a country that is always between East and West, historically understands and recognizes the contribution of initiatives to strengthen cooperation for the prosperity of all nations, and emphasized the importance of the continuity of the work of this forum, initiated at the initiative of the State Duma of the Russian Federation and the Parliament of the Republic of Korea .

The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, as the largest Western Balkan countries, participates in all regional initiatives, develops relations with its neighbors and where it has not been there for long, and strengthens dialogue and cooperation with seemingly geographically distant, but essentially close to countries and nations. Gojković stressed that Serbia is ready, more than ever, to continue consistently and unconditionally in the future in order to respect the fundamental principles of international relations and as a prerequisite for sustainable development.

Delegation of the Republic of Serbia, headed by President of the Serbian Parliament Maja Gojkovic, took part in the 3rd meeting of Speakers of the Parliaments of the Eurasian countries in Antalya. On this occasion, a meeting was held with the President of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Vyacheslav Volodin. At the meeting it was emphasized that the relations of the two countries are exceptionally good and that they are based on the closeness between the two nations, traditional friendship, as well as the cultural and historical connections.

Volodin stressed that the Russian Federation and the Republic of Serbia are sincere friends and that the forthcoming Third Session of the parliamentary Russian-Serbian Commission will be a good opportunity to consider important issues of mutual interest. Gojkovic expressed her expectation that the visit of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to Serbia will soon be realized.

КОНКУРСНА ДОКУМЕНТАЦИЈА   /     BIDDING DOSSIER

ПОЗИВ ЗА ПОДНОШЕЊЕ ПОНУДА   /   INVITATION TO BID

Ambassador Zoran Markovic was in a courtesy visit to Volkan Bozkir, the president of the Commission for Foreign Affairs of the EU of the Republic of Turkey. They discussed the interparliamentary relations between our countries and exchanged views on the recent important developments in our region.

On Sunday, September 9, in Ankara, the 11th international competition in modeling related to military vehicles took place in the renowned Turkish FNSS-equipped turkey industry (11. Armor Modeling Show). At this competition, the Ambassador Zoran Markovic took part with his model, which was also awarded.

The 87th International Fair in Izmir was opened on 7th of September this year. At the opening Parliament Speaker Yildirim, Minister of Trade Pekkan, Minister of Tourism Ersoy, Governor and Mayor of Izmir, as well as representatives of local authorities attended. In front of the Republic of Serbia at the opening there were present Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, turism and telecomunications Ljajic, Minister of Education Sarcevic, TOS representatives, Ambassador Zoran Markovic and Honorary Consul of the Republic of Serbia to Izmir M. Abdurak.

The main idea of a partner fair is the need for deepening of mutual cooperation, especially in the field of science and technology, in order to prospect both countries. The serbian stand took a striking spot at the fair, and only the presence of folk player from “Kolo” attracted many visitors.

During the fuar another bilateral meeting was held between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, turism and telecomunications Ljajić and Minister of Trade Pekcan. Topics of discussion were related to the implementation of trade agreements between the two countries and the improvement of economic cooperation.

During his stay in Izmir, Minister of Education of the Republic of Serbia, Mladen Šarčević had a series of activities aimed at promoting the education system of the Republic of Serbia, and for that he met with the rectors of the two largest universities in Izmir, "9 September" and "Ege", as well as consulting company EDUNOVA. At these encounters, the possibilities of the educational system for foreign students interested in studying in Serbia were presented. Interest in intensifying cooperation in this area is mutual. Minister Šarčević also informed all participants about the fact that the department for Turkish language is increasingly represented in the educational system of Serbia, as well as our interest in opening a department for Serbian language the faculties in Turkey. One of the leading topics of the Izmir fair was readiness to deeper cooperation in the field of science and education, especially technology.

On the occasion of the celebration of the Victory Day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received the heads of foriegn missions in Ankara, among others Ambassador Zoran Markovic alaso attend the official ceremony. Ambassador Markovic congratulated  President Erdogan with the wishes for prosperity for Turkey as well as the countinuance of great cooperation between our two friendly countries.

The Consulate of the Republic of Serbia in Antalya headed by Honorary Consul Mr. Fikret Ozturk was officially open on August 19, 2018 in the presence of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia and of the Republic of Turkey H.E. Mr. Ivica Dacic and H.E. Mr. Mevlut Cavusoglu. Numerous invitees from Antalya region, Governor of Antalya, Mayor of Antalya, well known businessmen attended the event. The Consulate is situated in 7 star Regnum Karya Hotel (Kadriye Bölgesi, Üçküm tepesi Mevkii, 07500 Serik/Belek) in the near proximity of the Antalya Airport. The Consulate is open with the purpose of providing consular help and protection to Serbian citizens residing or coming a tourists in Antalya.

At the occasion two ministers had a bilateral meeting where the bilateral cooperation and regional issues were discussed. It was jointly stated that the bilateral relations are on a very high level to which contributed the excellent personal relations between two Presidents and which is confirmed by the frequent exchange of visits. It was repeated that the economic cooperation accordingly is in rise, that the current trade exhange is 1 bilion dolar on the annual level and that the target is actually achieving the level of 3 bilion dolar as soon as possible. The number of tourists coming from one country to another is in constant rise. At this moment about 100.000 Turkish tourists come to Serbia and 140.000 Serbian toursits comes to Turkey. These numbers are also the indicatiors of deepening of relationships, bilateral cooperation rise and mutual understanding.

It is stated that Serbia and Turkey have a high level of congruence of attitudes on various international issued and that both countries should continue their work with joint forces on improving the positions of both countries on international level. Fight against terrorism, opening of cultural centers and investments are just some of the fields on which further cooperation can be widen. It was mutually confirmed that building these kinds of relationships as well as firendship of Serbia and Turkey should be continued as an investment in our future generations. Minister Dacic said once more that Serbia is open for all kind of aspects of cooperation and that Serbia is a reliable and sincere friend of Turkey.

Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Serbia H.E. Mr. Aleksandar Vucic and Minister of Interior Affairs of the Republic of Serbia H.E. Mr. Nebojsa Stefanovic attended on August 18, 2018 the 6th Regular Congress of AKP in Ankara and had later on bilateral meeting with the Minister of Interior Affairs of the Republic of Turkey H.E. Mr. Suleyman Soylu.

At the same time H.E. Mr. Stefanovic had brief meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey H.E. Mr. Mevlut Cavusoglu and President of the Republic of Turkey H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan to whom he forwarded the greetings of the President Vucic. After the AKP Conress finished, two Minister of Internal Affairs had a bilateral meeting where the current situation and possible directions of the future cooperation of the two ministries.

КОНКУРСНА ДОКУМЕНТАЦИЈА / BIDDING DOSSIER

ПОЗИВ ЗА ПОДНОШЕЊЕ ПОНУДЕ / INVITATION ТO BID

ПОЈАШЊЕЊЕ / CLARIFICATION

ОБАВЕШТЕЊЕ О ЗАКЉУЧЕНОМ УГОВОРУ

BID FORM

REPORT

Одлука о додели Уговора / Decision on Awarding the Contract

Serbian Ambassador Zoran Markovic made a courtesy visit to the Governor of Antalya, Munir Karaoglu and Mayor Menderes Turel. The visit was about the opening of the Honorary Consulate of RS in Antalya, led by Honorary Consul Fikret Ozturk. During these two meetings, there were words about the importance of opening the consulate as a form of deepening the well-established relations of our two countries. The Governor and the Mayor informed that this year more than 30,000 Serbian tourists visited the Antalya region, and Ambassador Markovic informed them that Turkish tourists became the most numerous foreigners in Belgrade, with over 70,000 visits annually. Tourism has made our nations closer, and relations between the Republic of Serbia and Republic of Turkey’s leaders have created the basis for further deepening in all fields.

As part of his courtesy calls, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia H.E. Mr. Zoran Markovic visited the Governor of Ankara H.E. Mr. Ercan Topaca. Ambassador Markovic thanked to the governor for a prompt receiving and expressed his hope in continuance of a good cooperation between Serbian Embassy and Governorship in Ankara, as a reflection of the two countries` excellent relations. Governor Topaca stated that the Governorship is ready for all kind of cooperation and that he will with pleasure always find the time for the representatives of a friendly country such is Serbia. In further conversation two officials arranged a series of activities on deepening the cultural cooperation, one of which is the hosting of the Academic Cultural -Artistic Company `Ivo Lola Ribar`. Governor took the Ambassador for a short archeological sighting from the Roma period around the backyard of the Governorship building located in the Ankara`s oldest neighbourhood.

President of Serbia H.E. Mr. Aleksandar Vucic attended the inauguration ceremony of President of Turkey H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara and pointed out that it is very important that Serbia has such a strong regional partner as an ally, and not as an enemy or an opponent. Vucic reminded that this has been his third or fourth meeting with the Turkish President in a very short period of time and that he came this time to the inauguration ceremony in the name of all Serbia in order to honor and pay respects to Turkish state, people and their president. He added that Erdogan made a very warm welcome for Serbian delegation and said that two countries have a lot of plans for the future and a lot of stuff to solve , especially in the domains of economy and politics.

He expressed his expectations on further flourishment of the bilateral cooperation and visit of Turkish president in the next period that is very important for Serbia`s future. Vucic emphasized that he is very proud that Serbia has Turkey as its friend and ally which is the result of our politics.

During the stay in Ankara, Vucic had opportunities for a couple of bilateral meetings, such as the ones with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, Macedonian president Djordje Ivanov, Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Bakir Izetbegovic Bosnian Presidency Member.

UNTIL AUGUST 1, 2018, THE CONSULAR SECTION OF THE EMBASSY WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE CITIZENS ON THE CONSULAR MATTERS EXCLUSIVELY ON THE BASIS OF PREVIOUSLY TAKEN APPOINTEMENTS. APPOINTMENTS MUST BE TAKEN VIA TEL.NO. 0312 426 02 36; 426 24 32 OR VIA EMAIL embserank@gmail.com. FOR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR INFORMATIONS CITIZENS CAN APPLY THROUGH THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OR EMAIL MENTIONED ABOVE.

Based on Art. 15 of the Law on Ministries (published in the Official Gazette of RS, No. 72/12 and 76/12) we inform that the Ministry of Culture and Information conducts competitions in various fields of culture and art, in order to provide support to artists and cultural projects in the country and abroad. The first contest in 2018 to support the mobility of artists and professionals was opened on January 25 (ended April 30). During September, in the Sector for International Relations and EU Integration in the field of culture, another competition will be opened. More detailed information is available on the website www.kultura.gov.rs/konkursi

Ambassador Markovic met with Mayor of Ankara Mustafa Tuna today, discussing the possibility of deepening the cooperation including the one with the city of Ankara. Ambassador Markovic introduced the mayor with the initiative to build a Turkish-Serbian friendship park in Ankara, where a famous battle for Ankara took place in 1402 when Sultan Beyazit and despot Stefan Lazarevic fought together on the same side. It was pointed out that the significance of this gesture would be symbolic and that it would represent the bright future of mutual Turkish and Serbian relations. In the further conversation, the possibilities of increasing the volume of mutual tourist visits were mentioned. Only a small number of citizens of Serbia visited Ankara and Cappadocia as world-known tourist destinations, and for the purpose of increasing the mutual tourism exchange, the consideration of the possibilities for the establishment a direct air line between Belgrade and Ankara would be highly recommendable. Mayor Mustafa Tuna showed interest in the twinning of Belgrade and Ankara as the capital of two friendly countries. He promised that he would soon come up with a proposal for a specific location for the Friendship Park.

June 24,2018

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic telephoned to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and congratulated him on the victory accomplished on the presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey. In their conversation, President Vucic underlined the significance of the friendship with Turkey and stated his certainty of this election victory being a new victory on the road of prosperity and well-being of Turkey. Serbian President extended his most sincere congratulations to his Turkish colleague and wished him a lot of success during his responsible duty.

President of the Republic of Serbia H.E. Mr. Aleksandar Vucic attended ceremony of the formal opening of the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) in the Turkish city of Eskisehir. Upon the invitation of the Turkish President H.E. Mr.Recep Tayyip Erdogan,next to which he stood on the scene, President Vucic together with presidents of Ukraine and Azerbaijan opened the TANAP by symbolic turning on a vent of the pipeline. During the ceremony President Vucic held a speech in which he pointed out that this project will prevent the energy isolation of the region of the South Eastern Europe, will contribute to the energy connectivity of this part of Europe, as well as to positively affect the investment climate and to encourage the arrival of new investors to the countries of the region. While opening program, President Vucic had separate bilateral meetings with the presidents of Ukraine and Turkey. The improvement of all kinds of the cooperation aspect, especially, the economic one, was the main subject of the meetings.

On the contrary of the Brussels Agreement, temporary local government in Prishtina do not allow the entrance to the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohya to the citizens of the Republic of Serbia holders of the passports of the Republic of Serbia issued by Autonomous Province Kosovo and Metohya Coordination Directorate of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia. When entering the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohya, citizens of the Republic of Serbia are advised to use their ID cards issued by the concern authorities of the Republic of Serbia.

During an official visit to Istanbul, the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia in Turkey Zoran Markovic visited the associations of our emigrants in Pendik and Bajrampasa. These associations bring together the largest number of emigrants and their descendants from the territory of the former Yugoslavia, primarily Bosnias from the Raska region in the Republic of Serbia, as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. Ambassador Zoran Marković, on this occasion, presented several packages of textbooks for learning Bosnian for younger students (elementary), which is part of a wider project realized with the support of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia and several sponsors, members of our emigrants in the Republic of Turkey. The aim is to bring our language, tradition and culture closer to the youngest generations of the emigrants. Ambassador Zoran Markovic emphasized in his interview with the management and members of the association that knowledge of language, tradition and culture is important for maintaining relations with the mother-counrty. The goal should not only be to obtain a travel document from the Republic of Serbia, while young generations do not know the basic information and facts about the country from which their parents and ancestors come. In this context, modalities of further cooperation in the field of education and education were considered. The next steps are the organization of language courses in Istanbul, as well as in Ayvalik, a famous Turkish resort where traditionally most of our emigration rest during the summer holidays. In this way, the youngest would learn our language and acquire basic knowledge about the Republic of Serbia through play and entertainment. Our emigrants also expressed interest in establishing institutional cooperation between schools in the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Turkey, as well as for student exchange programs, and attending summer sports camps (basketball, tennis, etc.) in the Republic of Serbia. Ambassador Zoran Marković, at the invitation of the President of the Association "Bosnia - Sandžak" from Pendik, on June 2, o.g. will attend the large Ramsan Iftar in this Istanbul municipality, which is expected participation of large number of prominent figures from the political and public life of Istanbul and the Republic of Turkey. In addition, meetings were also used for discussions on other consular issues of interest to the population of our emigrants in the Republic of Turkey, primarily topics related to the acquisition of citizenship and travel documents of the Republic of Serbia.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu received today ambassador Zoran Markovic. During the meeting both of them expressed their satisfaction with the current relations of two countries that have been at the highest level in the contemporary political history. Minister Cavusoglu stated that the autumn visit of the president Erdogan to Serbian and recent visit of the President Vucic were of a historical importance. Opening of the Honorary Consulate of Serbia in Antalya, `Morava` airport in Kraljevo and opening of a friendship park in Ankara were also discussed on the meeting. Regional issues, such as the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, were also mentioned. Ambassador Markovic underlined that Turkey plays a very constructive role in the stability of the region, especially from the aspect of the relationships between Serbs and Bosniaks. It is agreed on the extension of good contacts and cooperation.

Delegation of Serbian Ombudsman headed by Mr. Zoran Pasalic Protector of Citizens of Serbia made an official visit to Ankara. In the presence of Serbian Ambassador to Turkey H.E. Mr. Zoran Markovic, two ombudsmen, Mr. Zoran Pasalic on Serbian side and Mr. Seref on Turkish side, signed the Memorandum on cooperation between Ombudsman Office of the Republic of Serbia and Ombudsman Institution of the Republic of Turkey. This Memorandum will be a solid base for improving further cooperation. Serbian delegation was receiven by the President of Grand National Assembly of Turkey H.E. Mr. Ismail Kahraman who stated his pleasure about the successful cooperation of two institutions of the two countries. Serbian Ombudsman delegation visited also The Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey.

At the beginning of his two-day official visit to Turkey, President of the Republic of Serbia H.E. Mr. Aleksandar Vucic came to Istanbul where he was welcomed at the airport by President of the Republic of Turkey H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan with the military parade. Later on, two presidents participated at Turkish-Serbian Business Forum attended by Serbian and Turkish businessmen. In his speech to the businessmen, president Vucic underlined that the relations of the two country are better than ever, but more effort must be shown in the areo of economic relations. He thanked to president Erdogan and Turkish investors for having invested in small cities and the ones affected by the recent floods where the investors from other countries did not want to invest. He stated that the future potential for cooperation is very vast, especially in industries of textile, food and agriculture. He made an appeal to Turkish investors to continue investing into Serbia and reminded that the trade exchange has grown over 9 times in last 10 months. President Vucic expressed his gratitude to president Erdogan for the ceremonial welcome at the airport adding that Turkey should know that it can always count on Serbia, as well as that Serbia knows that it can count on Turkey. In his speech at Forum, president Erdogan said that Serbia is a friendly state to Turkey and it is a key country for the peace and stability of the Balkans. He said that both sides have a strong will for improving the existing good cooperation even more and that he also hoped that the trade exchange that passed 1 billion dollars, will rise soon to 2 billion dollars because there are so many big opportunities for all kind of investors for investing in the Balkans.

The next day, president Vucic met in Ankara Charimen of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey H.E. Mr. Ismail Kahraman with whom he discussed the bilateral relations. Two statemen concluded that the preservation of the stability in the region of South Easter Europe and enforcing the regional cooperation, in which the part of Serbia and Turkey is very important, in the interest of the both countries, as well as the region itself. Before this meeting president Vucic visited the mausoloeum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and later on met with the Turkish president Erdogan.

President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan organized a special ceremonial welcome for the president of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic i front of the Presidential complex in Ankara. After the meeting of two presidents, they held a press-conference where the Serbian president thanked for the magnificent welcome ceremony and president Erdogan`s strong will for rising of the economic cooperation at the highest level possible. Two presidents opened the first session of the High Council for Cooperation of Turkey and Serbia. During this session, agreements on transport, IT, energy, agriculture, ecology and police cooperation were signed. It is stressed that these agreements as welle as the couple of road infrastructural project, one of them Belgrade-Sarajevo high way, will be the elements for improval the cooperation in the next period. President Vucic stated that he values a lot the appeal of president Erdogan at the Forum and in Ankara to the investors to come and invest to Serbia since it is a positive signal for the investors and at the same time a gesture of the friendship towards Serbia. President Erdogan underlined thet the experience exchange and development of the infrastructural project contributing to regional development, peace and prosperity, will be continued.

On April 27th, Ambassador Zoran Markovic participated on the Fifth International Economic summit of businessmen from Turkey, originating from the Balkans in Bursa, on the invitation of the President of the association RUMELISIAD. He was speaking at the rally between the vice-presidents and the Turkish minister of Turks Turk Hakan Çavuşoğlu. Ambassador Zoran Markovic also addressed the rally, immediately behind the president of RUMELISIAD Erol KILIKÇIER. Referring to the inaugural visit of the President of the Republic of Serbia, A. Vucic, and its great importance, he said that the economy is the basis of a successful family, society and the state as a whole, as well as the relations between the states, and so between our two countries of Serbia and Turkey. Economic cooperation plays a key role in the very good political relations between Belgrade and Ankara. In this context, he specifically emphasized the importance of the circular highway Belgrade – Sarajevo, for the development of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well for the inter-ethnic relations between Serbs and Bosnians.

According to the amendments of the Law on Citizenship, article 3, it is stated that any citizen of Social Federative Republic of Yugoslavia or citizen of another republic of SFRY respectively any citizen of another country created on the territory of SFRY that on the day of December 31, 2016 and on the day of the application has a registered resident adress in the Republic of Serbia, may apply for the citizenship of the Republic of Serbia. The citizenship applications must be done in the period of one year since the day of the entry into force of the above mentioned law that is before April 3, 2019.

Bilateral political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Turkey, were held on April 17, 2018 in Ankara. Serbian delegation was headed by the State Secretary Nemanja Stevanovic and Turkish one was headed by Undersecretary Ambassador Slobodan Vukčević and Serbian Ambassador to Turkey, Zoran Marković.

During the meeting all important bilateral issues in the two countries relations were discussed and it was concluded that the relations are in generally at a very good level. It was particularly emphasiyed that there is a lot of space for further relations development in the sphere of economy, trade and investments.Both parties stressed also the importance of fortcoming official visit to the Republic of Turkey of the President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić. The current issues in the Western Balkans and the Middle East were mentioned as well. Regular dynamics of holding the political consultations was determined, too.

Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia in Ankara H.E. Mr. Zoran Markovic made a courtesy call to the Gouvernor of Istanbul Mr. Vasip Sahin.

Ambassador H.E. Mr. Zoran Markovic made a courtesy call to the Mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul Mr. Mevlut Uysal. During the visit initiated projects were discussed and it was especially stressed the significance of the project of the twinning of Belgrade and Istanbul that will be a new line in the expanding of bilateral relations of Serbia and Turkey.

Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia in the Republic of Turkey H.E. Mr. Zoran Markovic made a courtesy call to His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch. His All Holiness Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and the Ambassador had a cordial meeting. Ambassador informed His All Holiness about the current situation at Kosovo and Metohija and they exchanged their views on the problem of unrecognized so called MPC – Macedonian Orthodox Church.

H.E. Mr. Zoran Markovic presented to H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan the credential letters. During the presentation of the letters, Ambassador was accompanied by his family members, spouse Mrs. Tatjana Markovic and son Mr. Andrej Markovic, as well as by the Embassy members, Counsellor Mr. Slobodan Radeka and Vice Consul/Third Secretary Mr. Stefan Stamenic. After the formal ceremony, Ambassador had a comprehensive conversation with the Turkish President.

          Министарство спољних послова, Управа за сарадњу са дијаспором и Србима у региону, расписује једном годишње Конкурс за суфинансирање пројеката који својим квалитетом доприносе очувању и јачању веза матичне државе и дијаспоре, као и матичне државе и Срба у региону, а који ће ове године трајати у времену од 12. до 30. марта 2018. године. 

           С тим у вези, овим путем вас обавештавамо да су објављени Кокурси за суфинансирање пројеката који својим квалитетом доприносе очувању и јачању веза матичне државе и Срба у региону, Министарства спољних послова  - Управе за сарадњу са дијаспором и Србима у региону. Информације, услови и начин реализације Конкурса, могу се наћи на следећим линковима, и то:

                http://www.dijaspora.gov.rs/konkurs-za-sufinansiranje-projekata-organizacija-iz-dijaspore/

                http://www.dijaspora.gov.rs/konkurs-za-sufinansiranje-projekata-organizacije-iz-regiona/

President of Parliament of Jagodina, president of the United Serbia Party and a long term member of Parliament Mr. Dragan Markovic-Palma visited Ankara on March 13, 2018 upon the invitation of Mr. Huseyin Sahin Turkish MP representing AKP from Bursa. The day before in Istanbul Mr. Markovic had a several meetings with some significant Turkish businessmen.

In Ankara he met Deputy Chairman of AKP in charged of foreign affairs Mr. Mehdi Eker, President of the Parlamentary Friendship Group between Turkey and Serbia Prof. Dr. Mustafa Isen, as well as Mr. M. Kasim Gulpinar President of the Parliamentary Committee for EU Affairs. At the end of the visit Mr. palma was received by Deputy Prime Minister Hakan Cavusoglu and Chairman of Turkish Parliament Ismail Kahraman.

Through all the meetings both sides emphasized their pleasure over the fact that the two countries`s relations reached very high level of cooperation. Mr. Markovic appealed to Turkish investors to come and invest in Serbia and help the economic exchange to exceed current 900 million euro. Deputy prime Minister Cavusoglu as well as the Chairman of Parliament Kahraman stressed the importance of Serbia as the key country of the Balkans and the readiness of Turkey to improved their relations with Serbia in all aspects. Prof Dr. Mustafa Isen added that if Turkey wants to have good relations with the Balkans, it must have firstly good relations with Serbia.

Starting from March 8, 2018, the citizens of Georgia, bearers of regular passports, can enter or transit through the territory of the Republic of Serbia with no prior visa needed. The maximum stay is 30 days (counting from the entry date) in 1 year period.
No-visa policy is valid only for tourism/visit purposes. You need to apply for visa in the following cases:
-   if you intend to become a resident for education/job/other purposes
-   if you plan to stay more than 30 days
-   if you already have 30 days per 1 year duration of stay in Serbia
In the above mentioned cases you need to apply to a nearest Serbian Embassy/Consulate for visa application.

Starting from October 14, 2017, the citizens of the Republic of Indonesia, bearers of regular passports, can enter or transit through the territory of the Republic of Serbia with no prior visa needed. The maximum stay is 30 days (counting from the entry date) in 1 year period.
No-visa policy is valid only for tourism/visit purposes. You need to apply for visa in the following cases:
- if you intend to become a resident for education/job/other purposes
-    if you plan to stay more than 30 days
-     if you already have 30 days per 1 year duration of stay in Serbia

Starting from September 02, 2017, the citizens of the Republic of Indonesia, bearers of official and diplomatic passports, can enter or transit through the territory of the Republic of Serbia with no prior visa needed. The maximum stay is 30 days counting from the entry date.

Starting from September 08, 2017, the citizens of the Kingdom of Thailand, bearers of official and diplomatic passports, can enter or transit through the territory of the Republic of Serbia with no prior visa needed. The maximum stay is 90 days counting from the entry date.

Starting from September 02, 2017, the citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, bearers of regular passports, can enter or transit through the territory of the Republic of Serbia with no prior visa needed. The maximum stay is 30 days (counting from the entery date) in 1 year period.

No-visa policy is valid only for tourism/visit purposes. You need to apply for visa in the following cases:
- if you intend to become a resident for education/job/other purposes
- if you plan to stay more than 30 days
- if you already have 30 days per 1 year duration of stay in Serbia

Starting from September 02, 2017, the citizens of the Republic of India, bearers of regular passports, can enter or transit through the territory of the Republic of Serbia with no prior visa needed. The maximum stay is 30 days (counting from the entery date) in 1 year period.

No-visa policy is valid only for tourism/visit purposes. You need to apply for visa in the following cases:
- if you intend to become a resident for education/job/other purposes
- if you plan to stay more than 30 days
- if you already have 30 days per 1 year duration of stay in Serbia

Starting from July 13, 2017, the citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic, bearers of official and diplomatic passports, can enter or transit through the territory of the Republic of Serbia with no prior visa needed. The maximum stay is 90 days counting from the entry date.

Starting from June 12, 2017, RTS Satelit TV program and Radio Beograd 1 radio program are not broadcast via satellite Eutelsat 16E. These programs are transmitted via satellite Astra 3B, orbital position 23,5 E and Astra 4A, orbital position 4,8E. Starting from July 15, 2017, the programs will be broadcast exclusively via satellite Astra 4A.

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ФAЗA I / PHASE I

1. Позив за подношење понуде / An Invitation to Bid (05-06-2017)
2. Конкурсна документација / Tender Documents (05-06-2017)
3. Додатне информације и појашњења / Additional Information and Clarification (12-06-2017)
4. Конкурсна документација - измењена верзија / Tender Documents - amended version (12-06-2017)
5. Додатне информације и појашњења / Additional Information and Clarification (14-06-2017)

ФAЗA II / PHASE II

1. Позив за подношење понуде / An Invitation to Bid (05-06-2017)
2. Конкурсна документација / Tender Documents (05-06-2017)
3. Додатне информације и појашњења / Additional Information and Clarification (12-06-2017)
4. Конкурсна документација - измењена верзија / Tender Documents - amended version (12-06-2017)
5. Додатне информације и појашњења / Additional Information and Clarification (14-06-2017)

A a part of the Adana International Theatre Festival organised by the State Theatre in that city, National Theatre in Belgrade performed in southern-east Turkish city of Adana the play `Antigone` twice, on April 29 and 30. The play was highly visited and enjoyed by Turkish audience.

Ambassador D. Vucetic and Counsellor S. Radeka attended the play on Aprile 29. The actors from the National Theatre in Belgrade expressed their gratitude to the Embassy for all the support it gave to their arrival to Turkey and visit to Adana. The Embassy was involved into so called cultural diplomacy and the promotion of Turkish-Serbian cultural relations. The Embassy will continue to support in any ways possible the cultural relations of our two country.

On Wednesday, May 3, H.E. Mr. Danilo Vučić, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia in Turkey, paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Ismail Kahraman, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of the Republic of Turkey. Various topics concerning bilateral relations were discussed, while accentuating the significance of strengthening cooperation between the two parliaments. 

The consultations were held on March 31. The delegations were headed by Mr. Branimir Filipovic, Ambassador, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, and Mr. Ahmet Muhtar Gün, Ambassador, Deputy Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey.

The Belgrade City Administration, Secretariat for Culture, has announced a “Public intemational two-phase open competition for the design of a conceptual solution for the Zoran Đinđić memorial at the Students square in Belgrade”...

The Address of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia from January 1, 2017 is Yazanlar Sok. No 1, Kavaklidere, Ankara, Turkey.

 
Sırbistan C. ve ÇİN H.C. arasında umumi pasaport hamililere karşılıklı vize muafiyeti sözleşmesinin uygulaması 15 Ocak 2017 tarihinde başlamaktadır. Sözkonusu tarihinden itibaren, iki ülkenin umumi pasaport hamili vatandaşları ülkeye giriş tarihinden itibaren öbür ülkede vizesiz olarak 30 gün geçmemesi kaydıyla giriş, transit ve ikamet edebilecekler.

The Agreement between the Government of the Republic Serbia and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the mutual abolition of visa requirements for holders of ordinary passports will enter into force on 15 January 2017. Since that date, the citizens of both countries, holders of ordinary passports are eligible for entry, transit and residence in the territory of other Party without visas, for up to 30 days from the date to entry.

http://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/themes/invitation-to-tender-for-the-provision-of-real-estate-sales-services-the-sale-of-diplomatic-real-estate

The Agreement between the Government of Serbia and the Government of Lebanon on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic, special and official passports, signed in Beirut on 22 July 2015, will enter into force on 28 May 2016. Since that date, the citizens of both countries, holders of the mentioned types of passports, have the right to enter, transit and stay on the territory of the other party without a visa for up to 90 days.

During the "Week of Francophonie" in Turkey,  the Serbian  film "We'll be champions of the world" directed by Darko Bajic, will be shown in cinema Cer Modern, March 20, 2016 at 18.00 hours.

The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of Georgia on the abolition of visa requirements for diplomatic and official passport holders, will enter into force on February 13, 2016.

Starting from this date diplomatic and official passport holders of both countries will be able to enter, transit and reside on the territory of the latter country for 90 days in the period of 180 days counting from the first entry.
 

The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia informs that the documentary film "The Truth-No Kosovo Unesco"  which talks about the mass destruction of the Serbian Churces and Monasteries in Kosovo and Metohija since 1999 can be found at the web site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. The link is as follows:

http://www.mfa.gov.rs/sr/index.php/2013-05-16-10-43-58/the-truth-no-kosovo-unesco?lang=cyr

Afrer wathcing the documentary, it is obvious why the Republic of Serbia is against the admission of "Kosovo" to UNESCO.

Why Kosovo is ineligible for membership in UNESCO?

• 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) andt he 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 tothe 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 21st 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 197th 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 Metohijawhich not only belongs to the Serbian people but also represents a part of the historical and civilizational heritage of modern Europe and the world.

The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Ankara express its most sincere condolences to the Republic of Turkey and its people for the loss of the great number of human lives in today's explosions in Ankara in which lot of people lost lives and were wounded. 

The Government of the Republic of Serbia opened a multi-currency special-purpose account with the National Bank of Serbia, Ministry of Finance-Treasury, for the collection of donor and humanitarian assistance to migrants in Serbia:
01-504642-100193230-000000-0000
IBAN Cod: RS35908504642019323074
For details of the payments instruction interested donors can contact this Embassy.

The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia to the Republic of Turkey hereby informs that the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of Moldova on the abolition of visa requirements for citizens of the two countries, will enter into force on August 6, 2015. Citizens of the two countries, holders of valid biometric passports are exempted from visa for entry, exit and transit through the territory, as well as to stay in the territory of the other side, in the period up to 90 days within a period of 6 months from the date of first to entry .

The delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, headed by H. E. Mrs. Roksanda Ninčić, Ambassador, the State Secretary of the Ministry, and delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, headed by H. E. Mr. Feridun Sinirlioğlu, Ambassador, Undersecretary of the Ministry, held bilateral political consultations in Ankara, June 29, 2015.

The Government of the Republic of Serbia has decided that citizens of Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain can travel to Serbia without obtaining a visa. The decision shall enter into force on 30 June 2015 and applies to all types of travel documents, except for emergency travel documents- laissez passer and travel documents issued in accordance with international treaties, and if there are no obstacles from Article 11 of the Law on Foreigners of the Republic of Serbia.
Citizens of the aforementioned countries may reside in Serbia in duration of 90 days over a period of 6 months starting from the date of first entry.

The Embassy informs that instead of subaccount that was used so far, now the financial contribution for the victims of last year flood in Serbia can be paid to main account of the Embassy in “Deniz Bank”. Coordinates are as follows:

Beneficiary’s bank: DENİZBANK КАZIM KARABEKIR ŞUBESİ
Beneficiary’s name: SIRBİSTAN BÜYÜKELÇİLİĞİ ANKARA
Beneficiary’s account number: 3950-7560881-351
Beneficiary’s IBAN number: TR69 0013 4000 0075 6088 1000 01
Currency code: TRY

It is also possible, as so far, to give financial assistance  through „Pay Pal“ system, with the instructions described on the web site of our Embassy or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Serbia.
 

Counsellor of the Embassy, Mr. Slobodan Radeka, gave a lecture to the children in two Ankara elementary schools, „Nusretin Fisek“ and „Tugay Ozliyen“. He talked about historical, cultural and other characteristics of Serbia. Children asked different questions. Various games that are played by children in Serbia were shown to the Turskih children. 

April 13-14, 2015

Speaker of the National Assembly Maja Gojkovic paid an official visit to Turkey, during which she met with the President of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Cemil Cicek, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. During the meetings in Ankara all aspects of bilateral relations were discussed and it was emphasized that Serbia and Turkey have a clear interest in improving relations in various fields, especially in economy, trade and in the field of infrastructure.

13th November, 2014

Promotion of the New Turkish-Serbian Dictionary, written by Serbian author Ms Marija Djindjic and published by Turkish Linguistic Association, was held tonight in the Residence of the Serbian Ambassador, in the presence of the author.

8th November, 2014

At the „Farabi“ Salone of the Ankara University, the Faculty of Humanities, in the co-organization of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia and „TIKA“ Agency, within the frames of the 5 th „Sefika Kutluer“ International Music Festival, the Belgrade Chamber Orchsetra „Pro Classica“ gave a concert. The Performance was very successful.
 

5th November 2014

At the session held on October 30, 2014, the Government of the Republic of Serbia has adopted the Decision on visa free regime for the holders of foreign travel documents who have valid Schengen visa, UK visa, visa of other EU member state or USA visa. This Decision also applies to the holders of foreign travel documents who have valid residence permits in the countries of Schengen Area, EU member states or USA.

Above listed holders of foreign travel documents can enter, transit or stay in the Republic of Serbia for maximum period of 90 days, within the period of 6 months, while the length of stay should not be longer than the period of validity of the said visa or residence permit.

This Decision will not apply to the holders of emergency travel documents (Laissez – Passer) or travel documents issued on the basis of international conventions.

The Decision shall enter into force on November 8, 2014. 

21st October 2014

Ambassador Danilo Vučetić participated at the Symposium ''Centennial World War One – The Legacies of the Great War and its Impacts on International Relation'', that was held at Çağ University of Adana.

16th October, 2014

The delegation of the Rectorate of the University of Belgrade, headed by rector, Prof. Dr. Mr. Vladimir Bumbaširević, has visited the Ankara University. Rector of the University of Belgrade Mr. Bumbaširević and rector of the the Ankara University Mr. Ibis have signed the Protocol on Academic Cooperation, as the first step in the cooperation between two esteemed institutions.

9-10th October, 2014

Visiting the Mediterranean province and city of Antalya Ambassador Vučetić had meetings with the Governor of Antalya, Mr Turan Eren, the Mayor of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, Menderes Turel and the President of Antalya Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Cetin Budak. During this visit Ambassador Vučetić also met with Serbian people living in Antalya.
 

4th June, 2013

In today's meeting between Ambassador Vucetic and Minister of National Education of Turkey and co-chairman of the Joint Committee for Economic Co-operation between Serbia and Turkey, Nabi Avci, all aspects of bilateral cooperation were taken into consideration.

May 26, 2014

Ambassador Vucetic met today with the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Turkey, H.E. Mr. Hihat Zeybekci. The opportunities for the enhancement of economic cooperation were discussed during the meeting.
 

22nd May, 2014

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu signed today the Book of Condolence opened at the Serbian Embassy in Ankara, following the catastrophic floods and loss of human lives.

20th May 2014

The Serbian government declared at its session today three days of mourning over the death and suffering of a large number of citizens in the floods, to be observed on 21, 22 and 23 May 2014.

OF THE EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA IN ANKARA
CONCERNING THE CATASTROPHIC FLOODS IN SERBIA

The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Ankara, with deepest regret, informs hereby the esteemed Turkish public about consequences of the catastrophic floods, which took place in our country, the Republic of Serbia, in which people lost lives and enormous material damage was done. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated and placed in collective accommodation facilities. The accommodation conditions are hard and there is a possibility that different diseases and other medical problems emerge. Crops, houses, roads, schools have been destroyed.
 

May 17, 2014

On behalf of the Serbian Government and Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia we most kindly invite you to send your contributions and support Government's efforts to reduce the consequences of the tragic floods. Your respective material contribution can be delivered to our Embassy. The organisation of the Red Cross of Serbia has informed that at the moment there is an urgent need for the following items: mattresses, bed linens, bunk beds, dippers for children and adults, socks, underwear, clothes for children, torches/flashlights, batteries for torches, toiletries (soaps, toilet papers, paper towels, toothbrushes, toothpastes, etc...), asepsol 5P, ribber boots...

For the donations of medicines and medical equipment please contact the Embassy.

April 12th, 2014

Ambassador Vučetić received today our students who study at the various universities in Ankara.

The Ambassador wished to all of Serbian students a successful stay in Ankara, emphasizing that in the Serbian Embassy they can always find their second home.

MARCH 19-20

Ambassador Danilo Vučetić and Counsellor Slobodan Radeka have visited the city of Bursa, where they have attended the Play „Henry the Sixth“ of the Belgrade National Theater, which took place in the State Theater of Bursa.

March 17, 2014

The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia to the Republic of Turkey hereby informs that in the Year of 2014, Tenth Anniversary of the March Pogrom, that took place on March 17, 2004, at Kosovo and Metohija, will be marked in the Republic of Serbia.
 

13th February, 2014

On the occasion of the National Day and Armed Forces Day of Serbia, a reception was held in the Residence of the Ambassador of Serbia in Ankara hosted by the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia H.E. Mr Danilo Vu;etic and Defense Attache Mr Goran Milosevic and their  spouses Mrs. Zorica and Mrs. Mirjana.
 

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

The new Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the Republic of Turkey, H. E. Mr. Danilo Vucetic presented today at the Presidential Palace credentials to the President of the Republic of Turkey, H. E. Mr. Abdullah Gul.

June 23-24, 2013

Serbia’ s First Lady H. E. Mrs. Dragica Nikolić has, upon the invitation of the First Lady of Turkey H. E. Mrs. Hayrunnisa Gul, payed a vist to Ankara on June 23-24, 2013.

May 22, 2013

The Faculty of Philology of the Belgrade University, Serbia, has started the Programme of Learning the Serbian Language at a Distance, which represents well designed course,   available to Serbian Diaspora, Students of the Slavonic Studies abroad and to all the people, who are interested in learning  the Serbian Language.
 

TRILATERAL SUMMIT HELD IN ANKARA

May 15, 2013

Serbia will use its best efforts to intensify regional cooperation, so that the region is politically and economically stable, said H.E. Mr. Tomislav Nikolic, President of the Republic of Serbia, in Ankara. At the trilateral summit, Serbia, Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina concluded that progress has been made in the political affairs of there states and now there is a need to improve economic cooperation. President Nikolic urged Turkey not to lobby for Kosovo's membership in international organizations.

Ankara, May 14, 2013

H. E. Mr. Rasim Ljajić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Internal Trade and Telecommunications of the Republic of Serbia, has signed today, together with Turkish Minister of Economy, H. E. Mr. Zafer Caglayan and Bosnia-Herzegovina Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations H. E. Mr. Mirko Šarović, the Declaration on Economic and Trade Cooperation between three countries. The Declaration includes enhacements of trade and economic relations between three countries, as well as joint access to third and fourth countries.
 

April 26, 2013

Serbian Ambassador to Turkey   H. E. Mr. Dušan Spasojević has payed a  working visit to province and city of Trabzon.

Guvernor Recep Kizilcik and mayor Orhan Gumrukcuoglu have expressed their readyiness for enhacement of the cooperation of the Trabzon city and province with the Republic of Serbia.

April 12, 2013

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Internal Trade of the Republic of Serbia H. E. Mr. Rasim Ljajić has met today in Ankara with the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Turkey H. E. Mr. Zafer Çağlayan and Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina H. E. Mr. Mirko Šarović, which was the first Trilateral Economic Meeting between three countries.

March 19, 2013

The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia to the Republic of Turkey hereby informs that in the Year of 2013, the Ninth Anniversary of the March Pogrom, that took place on March 17, 2004, at Kosovo and Metohija, will be marked in the Republic of Serbia.

March 19, 2013

The Second Session of the Serbia – Turkey Joint Economic Committee took place in Ankara on March 13 and March 14, 2013, and it got together many experts from the concerned Ministries of the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Turkey.

March 19, 2013

Having in mind the significance and the impact of the Edict оf Milan on the church, state and social life since the age of the Roman Emperor Constatine the Great, who was born in Niš, the Republic of Serbia, until our time, the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Ankara informs hereby that the Year of 2013 has been declared in the Republic of Serbia as the Year of Edict of Milan Anniversary Celebration.

6th March, 2013

Minister of Justice and Public Administration of the Republic of Serbia, Mr Nikola Selakovic, completed the three-day visit to Turkey, during which he met President of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Mr Cemil Cicek, Minister of Justice, Mr Ergin Sadullah and representatives of high-level Turkish judiciary system.

27th February, 2013

Ambassador Dusan Spasojevic met today with the Minister of Development of the Republic of Turkey. During the meeting Serbian-Turkish bilateral relations and numerous topics from political and economic development of Turkey were discussed.

15th February, 2013

On the occasion of the National Day and Armed Forces Day of Serbia, a reception was given in the Residence of the Ambassador of Serbia in Ankara hosted by the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia H.E. Mr Dusan Spasojevic and Defense Attache Mr Goran Milosevic and their  spouses Mrs. Justine Anne and Mrs. Mirjana.

15th February, 2013

On the occasion of the National Day and Armed Forces Day of Serbia, a reception was given in the Residence of the Ambassador of Serbia in Ankara hosted by the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia H.E. Mr Dusan Spasojevic and Defense Attache Mr Goran Milosevic and their  spouses Mrs. Justine Anne and Mrs. Mirjana.

14th February, 2013

Minister without Portfolio in the Government of the Republic of Serbia, Dr Sulejman Ugljanin came to Turkey for a working visit, during which he met Turkish government officials and representatives of economic sector.

22/01/2013

Ambassador Spasojevic visited His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I.

5th February, 2013

During his official visit to the Republic of Turkey, H.E. Mr Tomislav Nikolic visited yesterday the Embassy and the Residence of the Republic of Serbia in Ankara.

5th February, 2013

On the second day of his official visit to Turkey, President Nikolic attended the Business Forum and on that occasion asked the eminent businessmen of two countries to cooperate in a way that Serbian and Turkish high-leveled government officials do.

5th February, 2013

On the second day of his official visit to Turkey, President Nikolic met His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul.

4th February 2013

Laying a wreath at the memorial of Turkish Republic’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and meeting with President Abdullah Gul, President Tomislav Nikolic, today, started his official visit to the Republic of Turkey.

24/01/2013

Ambassador Spasojevic met today the Chairman of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Mr Cemil Çiçek.

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31st December 2012

The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Ankara with great regret and sorrow informs that the Minister Counselor, Mr. Milorad Sekulić, passed away today in Ankara after a short illness, in his 58th year of life.

Mr. Milorad Sekulić remains in the memory of his collegues as a great diplomat and professional, exceptional colleague and noble person.

Commemoration will be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, on Thursday, 3rd January 2013, at 11hrs.

14th December, 2012

SAF CHOD LTG Ljubisa Dikovic is ending his two-day visit to Turkey today during which he talked with his Turkish counterpart General Necdet Özel.

29th November 2012

Visiting the Aegean province and city of Izmir today Ambassador Spasojevic had meetings with the Governor of Izmir, Mr Cahit Kirac, Deputy Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, Dr Sari Aydogan and the President of Izmir Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Ekrem Demirtas.

24th November 2012

Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic met yesterday in Istanbul with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

23rd November 2012

During his working visit to the Republic of Turkey Prime Minister Ivica Dačić visited Embassy and Serbian Ambassador’s Residence yesterday.

23rd November 2012

Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic spoke yesterday with President of Turkey Abdullah Gul about all major regional and international issues.

22nd November, 2012

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dačić, who is paying a working visit to Turkey, met with Turkish President Abdullah Gul in Ankara tonight.

October 17th, 2012

In the organisation of the Faculty of Economy and Administration Sciences and International Entrepreneurship Club of Ankara TOBB University Ambassador Spasojević delivered the lecture on ’’Serbia – Turkey – Political and Economic Cooperation, Potentials and Future Prospects“.

October 4th, 2012

Minister without Portfolio Sulejman Ugljanin has completed his several-day visit to Turkey during which he had meetings with Turkish officials in Ankara and Istanbul.

October 1st, 2012

Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development, H.E. Mr Žarko Obradović, met today with the Minister of Education in the Government of the Republic of Turkey, H.E. Mr Omer Dincer.

September 13th, 2012

Ambassador Spasojevic received today our athletes who play in Ankara' football and handball clubs.

September 11th, 2012

Ambassador Spasojević met today the delegation of Turkish Confederation of Businessman and Industrialists - TUSCON, headed by its President, Mr Rizanur Meral.

July 24th, 2012

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch receives on July 24, 2012 at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade His Excellency Dusan Spasojevic, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia in Turkey.

July 18th, 2012

Ambassador Dušan Spasojević gave an interview to the "Today's Zaman".

>>>Read the interview of Ambassador Spasojević

June 21st, 2012

Ambassador Spasojevic met today the Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey Mr Ertugrul Gunay.

May 10th, 2012

Delegation of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia yesterday and today paid a working visit to Province and City of Mardin.

May 9th, 2012

Ambassador Spasojević ends his visit to Diyarbakir by talking with its politico-economic leadership.

May 8th, 2012

Ambassador Spasojević, who is heading the delegation of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia, visited today the southeastern Province and City of Shanilurfa.

May 7th, 2012

Ambassador Dušan Spasojević has visited today the Province and the city of Gaziantep. This was the first visit of one of the Serbian’s ambassadors to Gaziantep, and this information was the one that all the interlocutors were emphasizing with a great pleasure.

May 4th, 2012

On today’s meeting between Ambassador Spasojević and the undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Turkey, Ahmet Yakıcı, there were considered the questions from the field of bilateral economical cooperation among Serbia and Turkey.

May 3rd, 2012

Ambassador Spasojević visited today the Serbian’s senior woman national volleyball team, which is playing on the qualification tournament in Ankara, and for the participation on the Olympic Games in London.

April 25th, 2012

During today’s visit to province and city of Bursa, Ambassador Spasojević has met the governor and the deputy major Sahabetin Harput and Atila Ödünç, as well as the president of the Commercial and Industrial Chamber of Bursa Ҫelal Sonmez and the prominent members of the board of directors of the Chamber.

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March 28rd, 2012

Ambassador Spasojevic visited today University in Ankara, the oldest high education facility, and had a meeting with the rector, Professor Dr Cemal Talug.

March 28rd, 2012

Ambassador Spasojević met today the Minister of forestry and water management in the Government of the Republic of Turkey Veysel Eroglu.

March 23rd, 2012

Ambassador Spasojević has paid a visit to his Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.

March 23rd, 2012

Ambassador Spasojević met today the Governor of the province of Istanbul, Mr Avli Mutlu. In the warm atmosphere conversation, they underlined that Istanbul could be the bridge of cooperation between the two countries.

March 15th, 2012

Ambassador Spasojević met today the leader of the Republican People’s Party Kemal Kılılçdaroğlu.

March 7th, 2012

The Association of Journalist and Writers last night organised the Award Ceremony for woman who achieved significant social contribution in the areas of civil commitment, civil initiatives, peace, education and entrepreneurship.

March 7th, 2012

Attache of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia, Ms Dragana Blagojević, visited today Altindag Municipality, the central and the oldest municipality of the City of Ankara.

March 6th, 2012

At the seminar series organised by the prestegious Ankara research institute USAK, Ambassador Spasojević delivered a lecture on „Serbia’s Perspective on EU Candidacy and Its Contribution to the Regional Peace“.

March 5th, 2012

Ambassador Spasojević met today Mr Serdar Cam, the Director of the Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency, TIKA.

March 5, 2012

Attache of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia, Ms Dragana Blagojević, visited today Yenimahalle Municipality, one of the biggest municipalities in the City of Ankara.

19th February, 2012

Secretary of State in the Ministry of Defence Dr Tanja Miscevic paid a two-day Official Visit to The Republic of Turkey.

February 8th, 2012

Minister of Agriculture, Trade, Forestry and Water Management Dusan Petrovic and Turkish Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Mehmet Mehdi Eker talked today about the possibilities for improving cooperation in the field of agriculture, food industry and trade.

January 24th, 2012

Minister of Labor and Social Policy Mr. Rasim Ljajic visited Republic of Turkey today.

Minister Ljajic met with the Minister of Labor and Social Security of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Faruk Celik.

January 6th, 2012

In today's meeting between Ambassador Spasojevic and Minister of National Education of Turkey and co-chairman of the Joint Committee for Economic Co-operation between Serbia and Turkey, Omer Dincer, all the aspects of bilateral cooperation were taken into consideration.

January 5th, 2012

Ambassador Spasojević met today the Minister of Labour and Social Policy Mr Faruk Celik.

During an open conversation they discussed current issues about the bilateral cooperation, as well as the already agreed concrete initiatives for the current year

December 13th, 2011

Ambassador Spasojević met today the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Turkey Idris Naim Sahin.

December 8th, 2011

Ambassador Spasojevic met today the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Turkey Mehmet Mehdi Eker.

December 6th, 2011

Minister of National Defense Ismet Yilmez met today H.E. Mr Spasojević. In the positive atmosphere they agreed that in the sector of defense there is a high level cooperation , but also a room for further improvement.

December 1st, 2011

Ambassador Spasojevic met today the Chairman of the Group of Friendship between Serbia and Turkey in Grand Turkish National Assembly, prof. PhD Seyit Sertcelik.

November 28th, 2011.

Ambassador Spasojevic met today with Hasim Kilic, the President of the Counstitutional Court of Turkey.

November 25th, 2011

Ambassador Spasojevic met today with the Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces General Necdet Ozel.

November 24th, 2011.

During today`s visit to the Province and City of Kayseri, Ambassador met with the Governor Mevlüt Bilici, the Deputy Mayor Mehmet Savruk, representatives of the commercial and industrial chambers of Kayserı and the Rector of the University ''Abdulah Gul'' Musa Asyalı.

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November 24th, 2011.

During today`s visit to the Province and City of Kayseri, Ambassador met with the Governor Mevlüt Bilici, the Deputy Mayor Mehmet Savruk, representatives of the commercial and industrial chambers of Kayserı and the Rector of the University ''Abdulah Gul'' Musa Asyalı.

November 17th, 2011.

Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed today in Istanbul that the two countries should continue with intensive contacts at the highest political level because that is a signal for deepening economic relations.

November 17th, 2011.

Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said today at the opening of the Black Sea Energy-Economic Forum in Istanbul that Serbia is open to participate in projects aimed at strengthening the security of energy supply.

October, 28th, 2011.

President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of  the National Assembly of Serbia Dragoljub Micunović Ph.D, finished  his two-day visit to the Republic of Turkey.

Mr Micunović was invited by the  Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Turkish Grand National Assembly,  Mr Volkan Bozkir.

October 26th, 2011.

High delegation of the Serbian Orthodox Church led by His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, visited Patriarchate of Constantinople.

October, 18th  2011.

Ambassador Spasojević gave a lecture to the students of Hacattepe University in Ankara today. During the lecture, which was attended by over a 300 students, Ambassador Spasojević informed students and professors about the situation in the region, all aspects of bilateral cooperation between Serbia and Turkey, the process of EU integration and the current issues of international politics.

October, 13th  2011.

During today`s visit to the Province and City of Konya, Ambassador Spasojević met with the Governor Aydin Nezih Dogan, the Mayor Tahir Аkyurek and representatives of the commercial and industrial chambers of Konya.

October, 8th  2011.

During today`s visit to the Province and City of  Mersin, Ambassador met with the Governor Hasan Basri Güzeloğlu, the Mayor Macit Özcan and representatives of the commercial and industrial chambers of Mersin and the Rector of the Mersin University Suha Aydin.

October, 3rd,  2011.

Minister of Defence Dragan Sutanovac attended the meeting of Defence Ministeries from SEDM Countries, which took place on October,  2nd  and 3rd  in Antalya, Turkey.

September, 28th, 2011.

The Serbian Minister of Agriculture, Dusan Petrović, and a delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture, paid a one-day Official Visit to The Republic of Turkey.

During the Meeting with the Turkish Minister of Agriculture Mehmed Mehdi Eker, the Ministers spoke about various possibilities of developing cooperation in the field of Agriculture between Serbia and Turkey.

September, 22nd,  2011.

Humanitarian action to help refugees, organised by the Ankara Refugee Support Group, was held today in the Residence of the Serbian Ambassador. Hosts were the Ambassador Dusan Spasojević and his wife Justine.

September 6, 2011

Ambassador Spasojević met today the Turkish Minister for the EU Egemen Bagis.
During an open discussion, the Ambassador and the Minister exchanged their views and experiences in the EU integration processes of their two countries.

June 21, 2011

The Serbian Boxing Team will participate at the European Championship, which will be held from June 15-25 in Ankara. On this occasion Ambassador Spasojević received in his Residence the Serbian National Boxing Team and the Delegation of the Boxing Federation of Serbia.

June 20, 2011

Ambassador Spasojević had a meeting with Rifat Hisarciklioglu, the President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), which is the most influential business association in the country.

June 7, 2011

Promotion of the Turkish edition of the book ‘Hamam Balkania’, written by Serbian author Vladislav Bajac, was held tonight in the Residence of the Serbian Ambassador, in the presence of the author.

June 3, 2011

Belgrade Karate Federation Team, which participates at the 9. Regional Karate Championship in Ankara, from June 4-6, visited the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia today. 

May 21, 2011

Ambassador Spasojević visited today The International Institute for Strategic Studies (USAK). During the meeting with the management and top researcher of the Institute, Ambassador Spasojevic was introduced to the work and activities of this independent organisation which is very influential in Turkish political and academic circles and which analyses international politics with special attention to its reflection on Turkey. 

May 6, 2011

Ambassador Spasojević hosted a reception in the honour of the Women Cadet Volleyball National Team of Serbia, who participated at 9. European Cadet Championship in Ankara.

March 22, 2011

In the Residence of the Serbian Ambassador a reception was held tonight in the honour of the visit of the Vice-President of The German Marshal Fund Ivan Vejvoda.

March 11, 2011

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Mirko Cvetković paid a two-day Official Visit to the Republic of Turkey, during which he met top Turkish Officials and a number of representatives of leading Turkish companies.

February 15, 2011

Serbian Ambassador Dusan Spasojević and Defence Attache Zeljko Gajić hosted a National Day Reception on February 15th, 2011.

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February 10, 2011

The Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia in Turkey H.E. Mr Dusan Spasojević at the ceremony at Çankaya Presidential Palace presented his Letters of Credentials to the President of the Republic of Turkey H.E. Mr Abdullah Gül.