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Tuesday, 27 September 2016
Gojkovic Attends 100th Anniversary of Serbian Diplomatic Representative Office in Switzerland
The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Maja Gojkovic began her official visit to the Swiss Confederation tonight by attending the 100th anniversary of the Serbian diplomatic representative office in Bern.
On the occasion, Gojkovic said that the anniversary is both a pledge and a duty for the future to continue to develop the friendly bilateral relations firmly grounded in a rich tradition and honest and proven friendship.
The National Assembly Speaker said that Serbia and Switzerland’s chairmanship of the OSCE had significantly contributed to the two countries’ relations, as has their intensified political dialogue at the highest level.
“This testifies to the importance Serbia gives to Switzerland which our country recognises as the model of success and good governance, as well as its wish to place cooperation with Switzerland high among its foreign policy priorities”, said Gojkovic.
She said that the presence of more than two hundred Swiss companies in Serbia and last year’s visit of the then Vice-President and now President of the Swiss Confederation Johann Schneider-Ammann to Serbia indicates that for Switzerland Serbia too is an important partner with which it wants to have more productive cooperation.
Gojkovic also said that there is ample potential to further strengthen overall bilateral as well as parliamentary relations with Switzerland.
The jubilee celebration was also attended by the President of the National Council of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland Christa Markwalder and the Assistant to the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Nicolas Bruehl.
On the occasion Markwalder emphasised the importance of parliamentary cooperation for the improvement of overall bilateral cooperation, which she opined was very good, and added that during her visit to Serbia she had the opportunity to learn first hand of the leadership’s commitment to reform.
As part of the jubilee celebration, the Serbian Embassy also hosted an exhibition of copies of the archival documents about the process of the opening of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Serbia in Bern in 1916.
Tomorrow, Gojkovic will meet with Markwalder, followed by a meeting with the President of the Council of States of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland Raphael Comte and Mayor of Bern Alexander Tschappat.
The National Assembly Speaker said that Serbia and Switzerland’s chairmanship of the OSCE had significantly contributed to the two countries’ relations, as has their intensified political dialogue at the highest level.
“This testifies to the importance Serbia gives to Switzerland which our country recognises as the model of success and good governance, as well as its wish to place cooperation with Switzerland high among its foreign policy priorities”, said Gojkovic.
She said that the presence of more than two hundred Swiss companies in Serbia and last year’s visit of the then Vice-President and now President of the Swiss Confederation Johann Schneider-Ammann to Serbia indicates that for Switzerland Serbia too is an important partner with which it wants to have more productive cooperation.
Gojkovic also said that there is ample potential to further strengthen overall bilateral as well as parliamentary relations with Switzerland.
The jubilee celebration was also attended by the President of the National Council of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland Christa Markwalder and the Assistant to the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Nicolas Bruehl.
On the occasion Markwalder emphasised the importance of parliamentary cooperation for the improvement of overall bilateral cooperation, which she opined was very good, and added that during her visit to Serbia she had the opportunity to learn first hand of the leadership’s commitment to reform.
As part of the jubilee celebration, the Serbian Embassy also hosted an exhibition of copies of the archival documents about the process of the opening of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Serbia in Bern in 1916.
Tomorrow, Gojkovic will meet with Markwalder, followed by a meeting with the President of the Council of States of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland Raphael Comte and Mayor of Bern Alexander Tschappat.
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