Dacic: Serbian-American Relations Are Good Foundation for Optimistic View of the Future

Ivica Dacic (Beta/Milan Obradovic)

In critical moments, Serbia and the U.S. have always been on the right side of history together, and their relations provide “a good foundation for an optimistic view of the future,” even during the COVID-19 pandemic, Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said on April 15.

“The current state of our relations provides a good foundation for an optimistic view of the future, despite the fact that we are all in the middle of a global crisis caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,” Dacic said at a meeting dedicated to Serbian-American relations, their past, present and the future.

“In these hard times, Serbia and the U.S. are fighting side by side against an invisible, deadly enemy,” the minister added. He also recalled that several days ago, the first shipment of the U.S. aid in the form of 6,000 coronavirus tests arrived in Belgrade, which demonstrates that “the American people have not forgotten how to show solidarity with their Serbian friends, despite the difficulties they themselves are currently facing.”

At the meeting organized by the Serbian-American Friendship Congress and attended by U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Anthony Godfrey, Dacic pointed out the “positive dynamics” of cooperation between Serbia and the U.S.. “Today, in our relations, the Kosovo question is without a doubt a chief topic in our political dialogue. Despite the difference of opinion, we remain fully open for a dialogue on how to resolve the said question,” Dacic concluded.