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Selakovic: Political extremism of Albanians in Kosovo and Metohija is becoming stronger

13 April 2021

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Nikola Selakovic warned, at the United Nations Security Council meeting, that the political extremism among Albanians in Kosovo and Metohija was not decreasing, but on the contrary, was becoming stronger.

At the meeting discussing the Report of the UN Secretary-General on the work of UNMIK, Minister Selakovic recalled that the obligation to form the Community of Serb Municipalities  remained unfulfilled for 2,917 days now and that, in fact, 19 April marked eight full years since the agreement was reached in Brussels, while Pristina still refused to follow up on its commitment and enable the formation of the Community of Serb Municipalities. 

The Minister reminded that the current Prime Minister of the provisional institutions of self-government in Pristina repeatedly threatened to unite the self-proclaimed Kosovo and Albania, and that he also stated that the dialogue with Belgrade was low on the list of his priorities.

Minister Selakovic pointed out that it was high time for Albanian leaders in Pristina to show responsibility in fulfilling their commitments, but also a sincere commitment to reaching a compromise solution and building mutual trust.

"Serbia is determined and will not give up on identifying a compromise solution, which will be sustainable for future generations as well. The only way to build lasting peace and stability in our region is by working to build trust and insisting on positive political agendas", Selakovic concluded.

According to the Minister, lasting peace and stability can only be achieved if none of the participants in the dialogue pursued maximalist demands and insisted on the complete humiliation of the other.

He pointed out that the Serbian and Albanian peoples, as the two most numerous peoples in the Western Balkans, needed to find a way to reach reconciliation and a basis for cooperation, both in terms of the economy and in achieving shared prospects for membership of the European Union.

"Belgrade has made sincere steps in that direction, by being one of the initiators of the idea of relaxing the flow of people, goods, capital and services, popularly referred to as "mini-Schengen", the Minister underlined.

Pointing out that Serbia had time and time again demonstrated its commitment to dialogue as the only way towards a peaceful, political solution to the problem in Kosovo and Metohija, Selakovic underscored that the recent elections in the Province confirmed that political extremism among Albanians in Kosovo and Metohija was not decreasing, but on the contrary, was becoming stronger, which could be seen during the recent pre-election process.
Minister stressed that political pressures on Serbs continued even after the election process was completed, by denying Serbs fair representation in provisional institutions as the new so-called government in Pristina decided to assign only one ministry to the Serb community.

"Serb returnees represent a particularly vulnerable category, who spend their every day in fear of being attacked. I remind you that the southern Serbian province is still an area with the lowest return rate of displaced persons in the world", the Minister said and emphasized that, in the last year alone, more than 80 attacks and incidents took place in our southern province, targeting Serbs, their property and religious sites.

It is particularly worrying for the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija, Selakovic noted, that in the previous period, and especially in March this year, there were frequent physical attacks on the property of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

"A striking example of the disrespectful attitude towards Serbian cultural and religious monuments in the Province, whose exceptional universal value UNESCO confirmed by inscribing them on the World Heritage List, is the case of the Visoki Decani Monastery", the Minister underlined.

Furthermore, the Serbian Foreign Minister assessed as concerning the breaking into the Health Center in Strpce by police inspectors and officers, in January this year, who conducted a search aiming to discover Covid-19 vaccines there, originating from central Serbia.

"Although we consider this to be an intrusion into a health care institution, our reaction was restrained this time as well. We did not want our decisions to cause escalation and politicization of activities that are solely aimed at protecting public health. We organized the vaccination of citizens from Kosovo and Metohija at three locations in central Serbia and thus clearly demonstrated that people's lives are the top priority to us", the Minister stressed.

Minister Selakovic stated that Serbia highly valued the activities of UNMIK mission in Kosovo and Metohija and that it supported it in carrying out its work as efficiently as possible and undiminished in scope, aiming to build and preserve security in the Province.

Selakovic said that the international missions in Kosovo and Metohija - UNMIK, KFOR, EULEX and the OSCE mission, under the administration of the United Nations and in line with UNSC Resolution 1244, played a key role in the preservation of peace and protection of the population.

"We support and respect their engagement and efforts made in the framework of their mandates, with the common goal of creating conditions for a peaceful and safe coexistence of the inhabitants of Kosovo and Metohija. The Serb and other non-Albanian population in Kosovo and Metohija have the utmost confidence in the international presence and consider it a guarantor of security and a barrier against the arbitrariness of the provisional institutions in Pristina", the Minister emphasized.

He said that this demonstrated the need that international missions remain engaged in an undiminished scope, in order to consistently implement UNSC Resolution 1244.

Selakovic further emphasized the importance of KFOR international forces and pointed out that any unilateral attempt to assign to someone else or that someone else assumes a part of KFOR's mandate and responsibilities constitutes a violation of UNSC Resolution 1244.

The Minister also noted as unacceptable the unilateral decisions on the formation of the Pristina "Ministry of Defence" and launching the process of transforming the so-called "Kosovo Security Forces" (KSF) into the so-called "Kosovo Army". 

At the beginning of his statement, Minister Selakovic lodged a protest against the abuse of the video format of the session by the representative of Pristina as she had a flag of the self-proclaimed "Kosovo" placed behind her, and the representative of Russia did the same.

Below is an integral version of the speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Selakovic

Distinguished President of the Security Council,

Distinguished Special Representative,

Esteemed members of the Security Council,

At the outset, I have no choice but to lodge a protest against the abuse of the video format of this session on the part of the representatives of Pristina in order to promote the symbols of the so-called statehood of Kosovo. Despite the fact that the representatives of Pristina were warned on several occasions, including by the President of the Security Council at the previous session, that such abuses of Security Council sessions are absolutely unacceptable and constitute a flagrant violation of the Security Council rules on participation of representatives of the provisional institutions of self-government in Pristina, under Rule 39 of the UN Security Council Rules of Procedure, we are again faced with their reckless disregard for the rules of this distinguished body. Let me reiterate our call for the necessary steps to be taken to prevent such abuses.

It is my great pleasure to address this august body at the meeting on the work of the Mission of the United Nations in Kosovo and Metohija. At the outset, I would like to thank Secretary-General of the United Nations Mr. Guterres and Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Mr. Tanin for the report submitted and for their efforts made towards the implementation of the UNMIK mandate, and also to the members of the Security Council for the continued attention they have devoted to the issue of Kosovo and Metohija. The Republic of Serbia highly values the activities of the Mission of the United Nations in Kosovo and Metohija and supports it in carrying out its work as efficiently as possible and undiminished in scope, aiming to build and preserve security in the Province.

Mr. President,

In the previous period we have faced political instability in Kosovo and Metohija. We recently had elections in the Province, which unfortunately confirmed that political extremism among Albanians in Kosovo and Metohija is not decreasing, but on the contrary, is becoming stronger. We have witnessed Albanian leaders competing among themselves in efforts to find the best way to provoke an incident in Serb communities, in order to score political points of the Albanian electorate. Under the pretext of amending the voter list, a large number of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija were deprived of one of their fundamental political rights - the opportunity to elect their political representatives. Out of approximately 140,000 of citizens of Kosovo and Metohija who were removed from the voter list in the latest election process, 85% are Serbs.

Despite numerous challenges and problems, the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija have shown, by high turnout and a convincing victory of the Serb List which won all ten seats reserved for Serbian representatives, that nothing can stop them from resolutely defending their position. Political pressures on Serbs continued even after the election process was completed, by denying Serbs fair representation in provisional institutions as the new so-called government in Pristina decided to assign only one ministry to the Serb community.

Distinguished members of the Security Council,

Unfortunately, it was not only during the election activities that we witnessed the unreasonable anti-Serb policy being pursued by the provisional institutions in Pristina. This goes to the length of breaking into the Health Center in Strpce, in the south of Kosovo and Metohija, by police inspectors and officers from Pristina, in  January this year, who conducted a search aiming to discover Covid-19 vaccines there, originating from central Serbia, which they did not find. In doing so they demonstrated force and threatened to arrest the director of the Health Center, medical staff and doctors. At a time when the whole world is fighting the pandemic with vaccines being the only way to end this challenge, while Serbia is showing support and solidarity by donating vaccines and medical equipment to all in need in the region, Pristina wants to destroy vaccines only because they originate from central Serbia. As the whole world expresses gratitude to medical doctors, who have made great and heroic sacrifices in combating the virus, the provisional institutions in Pristina are attacking Serbian doctors for doing their job.

Although we believe that intrusions into health care institutions are inadmissible, our reaction was restrained this time as well. We did not want our decisions to cause escalation and politicization of activities that are solely aimed at protecting public health. We organized the vaccination of citizens from Kosovo and Metohija at three locations in central Serbia and thus clearly demonstrated that people's lives are the top priority to us. Serbia continues to be ready to help all in need of assistance, and we call for reason and responsibility, especially in such difficult times.

Mr. President,

Attacks targeting Serbs and their property have been on the rise. In the last year alone, more than 80 attacks and incidents took place in our southern province, targeting Serbs, their property and religious sites. According to the information provided by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and Metohija, in the second half of last year, the number of incidents increased by more than 30% compared to 2019. Therefore, we cannot agree with the assessment that the "security situation in Kosovo remained stable, with a few incidents reported affecting non-majority communities". Last weekend, for example, an entirely unprovoked physical attack by a group of Albanians on two Serb young men took place in the northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica.

Serb returnees represent a particularly vulnerable category, who spend their every day in fear of being attacked. The fact that one family of returnees was the target of seven attacks clearly indicates the persistence of those who do not want Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija. There is absolutely no trace of political will in Pristina for 212,995 displaced Serbs who have been living outside Kosovo and Metohija for 22 years to return to their homes. Since 1999, the rate of sustainable return of internally displaced persons in Kosovo and Metohija has been only 1.9%, which according to the UN data is officially the lowest percentage of return of expelled population after a conflict anywhere in the world.

At the same time, while arresting internally displaced persons, Pristina authorities are exerting the strongest of pressures on the Specialist Chambers in The Hague. The aim is to completely prevent the further processing of a number of cases against members of the terrorist KLA, on charges of serious crimes committed during the conflict in Kosovo and Metohija against both Serbs and persons belonging to other nationalities. President of the Specialist Chambers Madam Trendafilova recently warned that, should the pressures continue, this would have very dramatic consequences to the trials in progress. President Trendafilova underlined as highly problematic the phenomenon of witness intimidation, who are key for conducting proceedings successfully and rendering a proper verdict.

Although the wait to raise indictments was far too long, we consider it commendable that efforts have finally been made to punish the perpetrators of numerous serious crimes which were committed during the armed conflicts a little over two decades ago, but also upon the arrival of the international forces to Kosovo and Metohija. For example, no one has been held accountable to this day for the killings and abductions of 17 journalists in Kosovo and Metohija, which is currently the largest number of unsolved cases of murdered and kidnapped journalists in Europe. Furthermore, the perpetrators of any of the mass crimes committed against Serb civilians after 1999 have not been brought to justice. I will remind you of only a few of these cases: 14 Serb farmers were killed in the village of Staro Gracko, 12 displaced Serbs were killed and 43 wounded in the attack on the "Niš Express" bus in Livadice near Podujevo, and in Gorazdevac near Pec unknown persons fired automatic weapons on children who were swimming in the Bistrica river. Two Serb children were killed then, and four were seriously injured.

We expect the EULEX Mission to continue to support the Specialist Chambers and the Specialist Prosecutor's Office, as well as its additional engagement in the field of the rule of law. Special attention needs to be devoted to witness protection, and determining the fate of missing persons.

International missions in Kosovo and Metohija - UNMIK, KFOR EULEX and OMIK are an integral part of the international civilian and security presence in our southern province, under the administration of the United Nations and in line with UNSC Resolution 1244 (1999), and play a key role and make an outstanding contribution to the preservation of peace and protection of the population. We support and respect their engagement and efforts made in the framework of their mandates, with the common goal of creating conditions for a peaceful and safe coexistence of the inhabitants of Kosovo and Metohija. The Serb and other non-Albanian population in Kosovo and Metohija have the utmost confidence in the international presence and consider it a guarantor of security and a barrier against the arbitrariness of the provisional institutions in Pristina. This further demonstrates the need that international missions remain engaged in an undiminished scope, in order to consistently implement UNSC Resolution 1244.

I would like to further emphasize the importance of KFOR international forces and point out that any unilateral attempt to assign to someone else or that someone else assumes a part of KFOR's mandate and responsibilities constitutes a violation of the UNSC Resolution 1244, while also being a potential source of instability and tensions. I will remind you that Pristina, contrary to international law and completely ignoring the interests and positions of the Serb community in the Province, would not abandon its plans to install a new security actor in the territory of Kosovo and Metohija. We consider the unilateral decisions on the formation of the "Ministry of Defence" and launching the process of transforming the so-called "Kosovo Security Forces" (KSF) into the so-called "Kosovo Army" to be unacceptable. I would like to reiterate that such unilateral moves on the part of Pristina constitute a gross violation of the UNSC Resolution 1244 and the Military Technical Agreement, according to which only the International Security Forces, that is KFOR, have the mandate for all military aspects of security in the territory of Kosovo and Metohija.

In this context, an additional reason for concern is the announcement of the construction of the largest base of the "Kosovo Security Forces" in the southern part of Kosovska Mitrovica, which Serbs in the north of Kosovo and Metohija perceive as the most open provocation and threat to their physical safety.


Distinguished members of the Security Council,

It is particularly worrying for the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija that in the previous period, and especially in March this year, there were frequent physical attacks on the property of the Serbian Orthodox Church. In just two weeks, as many as seven Orthodox landmarks in the province were targeted by vandals, at a time when we all remember the March 2004 pogrom against Serbs and Serbian holy sites in Kosovo and Metohija. The condition of the Serbian cultural and spiritual heritage in Kosovo and Metohija is humiliating, including the four monuments that are inscribed on the UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger (Visoki Decani, Holy Virgin of Ljevisa, Gracanica and the Patriarchate of Pec). Numerous administrative and technical barriers are imposed on priestly and monastic communities, which makes it more difficult or even impossible for them to survive on church property.

A striking example of the disrespectful attitude towards Serbian cultural and religious monuments in the Province, whose exceptional universal value UNESCO confirmed by inscribing them on the World Heritage List, is the case of the Visoki Decani Monastery.


Distinguished members of the Security Council,

The reason for the nervous behaviour of Pristina is all too obvious, as the project of the so-called independence today fails to be recognized by more than a half of the United Nations Member States, including five members of the European Union. However, it is high time for Albanian leaders in Pristina to show responsibility in fulfilling their commitments, but also a sincere commitment to reaching a compromise solution and building mutual trust.

I will remind you that the current Prime Minister of the provisional institutions of self-government in Pristina has repeatedly threatened to unite the self-proclaimed Kosovo and Albania in the past. A member of his party publicly said last weekend that the self-proclaimed Kosovo and Albania would be united, I quote, "with rifle and gunpowder, or referendum boxes".

I need not explain why such dangerous ideas constitute a direct threat to peace and stability. They violate Resolution 1244, while continuously destabilizing not only our southern province, but the entire region as well, and in no way contribute to the dialogue process, but instead hamper it again.

We have demonstrated time and time again our commitment to dialogue as the only way towards a peaceful, political solution to the problem in Kosovo and Metohija. Even today, after many years of negotiations, but also failure to fulfill what was agreed and constant unilateral moves and provocations on the part of the provisional institutions in Pristina, we are still ready to sit down at the table and talk.

We are ready for dialogue but not to be blackmailed and threatened and especially not for ultimatums recently presented by Prime Minister of the provisional institutions of self-government in Pristina. I will remind you of his statement that the dialogue will be low on the list of priorities of the Pristina authorities. It is bewildering how Pristina refers to ultimatums completely undermining any chance of dialogue, as the European Union also pointed out, as "principles" and how it persistently insists that Belgrade should recognize the unilaterally declared independence of "Kosovo", upon which, they believe, all else would be resolved. What is the purpose of the dialogue then, if Belgrade is only expected to recognize the so-called Kosovo? Does the dialogue imply that one side should give up everything only for the other to win it all? And does the dialogue, in Pristina's opinion, imply that what was agreed should not be fulfilled?

I will remind you that Pristina still refuses to follow up on its obligations arising from the agreements reached so far and does not agree to discuss their implementation within the dialogue. And the situation is quite simple - in April 2013, the first agreement was signed in Brussels, which envisaged four obligations: one for Pristina and three for Belgrade. Belgrade has fulfilled all obligations, while the only obligation that the provisional institutions in Pristina had - to form the Community of Serb Municipalities - has remained unfulfilled for 2,917 days now. In fact, 19 April marks eight full years since the agreement was reached in Brussels, and of Pristina's failure to fulfill the obligation to form the Community of Serb Municipalities.

Distinguished Mr. President,

Regardless of the discouraging messages heard from Pristina and the fact that the dialogue has been in progress for many years, Serbia is determined and will not give up on identifying a compromise solution, which will be sustainable for future generations as well. Lasting peace and stability can only be achieved if none of the participants in the dialogue pursues maximalist demands and insists on the complete humiliation of the other. The Serbian and Albanian peoples, as the two most numerous peoples in the Western Balkans, need to find a way to reach reconciliation and a basis for cooperation, both in terms of the economy and in achieving shared prospects for membership  to the European Union.

Belgrade has made sincere steps in that direction, by being one of the initiators of the idea of relaxing the flow of people, goods, capital and services, popularly referred to as "mini-Schengen".

As far as Serbia is concerned, we are convinced that the only way to build lasting peace and stability in our region is by working to build trust and insisting on positive political agendas. The inhabitants of Kosovo and Metohija, of any nationality, whether they are Serbs or Albanians, do not deserve anything less.

Thank you for your attention.

      


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The composition of the Serbian author Djura Živković “The Mystical Sacrifice“ by The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, April 7 and 9, 2017
PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL TWO-PHASE OPEN COMPETITION FOR THE DESIGN OF A CONCEPTUAL SOLUTION FOR THE ZORAN ĐINĐIĆ MEMORIAL AT THE STUDENTS SQUARE IN BELGRADE
Liberation Day, closure of the Embassy
Labour Day, closure of the Embassy
Closure of the Embassy - King's Day
Easter Hollidays - Closure of the Embassy
Directorial debut “A Good Wife” by Mrs. Mirjana Karanovic at the „Movies that Matter Festival”, The Hague, 24 March – 1 April 2017
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN SERBIA, APRIL 2, 2017 - IMPORTANT INFORMATION
National Tourism Organisation оf Serbia attended the "Fiets en Wandelbeurs 2017 Fair", Utrecht, 11-12 February 2017
Serbia Signs European Coproduction Convention
National Day of the Republic of Serbia, closure of the Embassy
Dutch premiere of the movie “Zona Zamfirova 2” in Amsterdam and Rotterdam
Armistice Day, laying of wraths in Garderen
Season`s Hollidays, closure of the Embassy
Eastern Neighbours Film Festival 2016
Screeneng of the documentary movie about Milunka Savić, Serbian combattant from First World War, on 8e Tino Prins Eerste Wereld Oorlog Film Festival, De Meern, Saturday, 22 of October 2016
Closure of the Embassy on 11th of November 2016 - Armistice Day
“SERBIAN CINEMATOGRAPHY DAY” – 30.10.2016. Amsterdam
Dutch premiere of the movie “A Good Wife” and Masterclass of the director and a famous Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović in Amsterdam and The Hague
Memorial service for Serbian soldiers in Garderen, 1st October 2016
Visit of the students of The Hague Academy of International Law
Festival Classique Den Haag, participation of Serbian artists Sonja Lončar and Andrija Pavlović, Sunday, June 12th, 2016
Serbian companies attended the 2016 PLMA “World of Private Labels” International Trade Show, held in Amsterdam on 24 and 25 May 2016
Visit of the delegation of representatives of the Serbian public administration
Visit of the delegation of the Supreme Court of Cassation of the Republic of Serbia
Visit of the delegation of the Judicial Academy and the Anti-Corruption Agency
Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs M. Jovićević participated at the Informal Meeting of EU Ministers and State Secretaries for European Affairs, Amsterdam, 11 April 2016
8th edition Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, 6-10 April 2016
Visite of the Dutch economic delegation to Serbia, March 2016
Ascension Day, closure of the Embassy
Easter Hollidays - Closure of the Embassy
Closure of the Embassy - King's Day
Closure of the Embassy - Easter Hollidays
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN SERBIA, APRIL 24, 2016 - IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Book of Condolences opened at the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia
Celebrating Nikola Tesla - from inventions to arts and back - Delft, February 18, 2016.
Republic of Serbia - Kingdom of the Netherlands Bilateral Defense Consultations
National Day of the Republic of Serbia, closure of the Embassy
Delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia at a Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs
Minister Dacic in Amsterdam at the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers (GYMNICH), Amsterdam, 6-7 February 2016
Chief Negotiator for Serbia's accession negotiations with the EU Tanja Miščević at the Informal EU Directors General meeting, Amsterdam, January 29, 2016
Minister Aleksandar Vulin participated at a meeting of the countries of the Western Balkans route in Amsterdam, 25 January 2016
Republic of Serbia joins the 1996 Hague Protection of Children Convention
Serbia presented it's tourism offer at fair in Utrecht
Republic of Serbia Signs ICMP Treaty
Meeting with H.E. Mr. Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, 9th November 2015
Season`s Hollidays, closure of the Embassy
Fourteenth Session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute
Visit of Mr. Aleksandar Nikolic, State Secretary of the Ministry of the Interior
Armistice Day, laying of wraths in Garderen
Closure of the Embassy on 11th of November 2015 - Armistice Day
“SERBIAN CINEMATOGRAPHY DAY” – 08.11.2015. Amsterdam
Serbian films at “Eastern Neighbours Film Festival", The Hague, 4th-14th November 2015
Meeting with CDA party leader in the House of Representatives Sybrand van Haersma Buma, 26th October 2015
Serbian artists in the Embassy Art Exhibition, Galerie Patries van Dorst in Wassenaar, 13 to 18 of October 2015
Screening of the movie „Barbarians” by Ivan Ikic in Utrecht, 24 October 2015
Collection of humanitarian aid for acceptance of refugees in Serbia
Meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Bert Koenders, 7th September 2015
Minister Dačić met with Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Bert Kunders
Exhibition of the Serbian artist Ana Kala in the Ariana Galerie in The Hague, 21 June 2015
Serbian Piano LP Duo at “Canto Ostinato XL Music Festival”, The Hague, 13 June 2015
Serbian Cinematography Day “HALLO SERVIË!”, Amsterdam, 31 May 2015
Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antic participated at Ministerial Conference on the International Energy Charter in The Hague
Serbian companies attended the 2015 PLMA “World of Private Labels” International Trade Show, held in Amsterdam on 19 and 20 May 2015
Closure of the Embassy, 25 of May 2015
Closure of the Embassy, 14 of May 2015
Closure of the Embassy - King's Day
The concert of Serbian Piano LP Duo at the ToetsdesTijds Concerten, Amsterdam, 26 of April 2015
OSCE Chairman-in Office Ivica Dacic attended the Global Conference on Cyberspace in The Hague, 16-17 April 2015
Tomislav Paunkovic, Serbian artist who lives in Germany, visited Embassy on 02 of April 2015
Closure of the Embassy - Easter Hollidays
Visit of the delegation of students, members of the United Nations Club of the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade
Visit of the delegation of the Academic Committee of the Leiden University at the Hague
Closure of the Embassy, 16th and 17th of February 2015
Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the International Court of Justice Judgement, 03 February 2015
Ambassador Vico`s interview to Diplomat Magazine
International Film Festival Rotterdam, 21 January - 1 February 2015
Closure of the Embassy, 25 and 26 December 2014 and 1, 2 and 7 January 2015
Christmas Concert at the Paleiskerk, Saturday, 20th of December 2014
Prof. dr. Jelica Novakovic Lopušina was awarded 10th Annual Award for Interpretation by Dutch Foundation for literary creation and interpretation
Exhibition of the artist Milan Glozic, Wednesday 19th November 2014, "Arps&Co" - Amsterdam
Visit of the representatives of municipalities from the Republic of Serbia
Closure of the Embassy on 11th of November 2014
EASTERN NEIGHBOURS FILM FESTIVAL - The Hague, 6th-14th November 2014
“SERBIAN CINEMATOGRAPHY DAY” – 26.10.2014. Amsterdam
Memorial service for Serbian soldiers in Garderen, 4th of October 2014
30th Anniversary of Association “Nasa domovina”, Veenendaal, September 27, 2014
Embassy Festival in The Hague, 6 September 2014
APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE TO FLOOD VICTIMS
“Two of a kind” exhibition of Serbian artist Tomislav Paunković
Oral Proceedings before the International Court of Justice
10th ANNIVERSARY OF POGROM ON KOSOVO AND METOHIJA
I M P O R T A N T INFORMATION FOR FORTHCOMING PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN SERBIA
Ambassador Vico`s interview to Diplomat Magazine
Serbia presented it's tourism offer at fair in Utrecht
Exit wins Best Major Festival at European Festival Awards
OPEN CALL FOR FUNDING AND CO-FUNDING OF PROJECTS IN THE FIELD OF INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL COOPERATION IN 2014
Course of Serbian language
The Office for Cooperation with Diaspora and Serbs in the Region opens online Rapid Response Service
Concert of Goran Bregovic “Champagne for Gypsies” in the Hague, 30 January 2014
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