Israeli FM: Serbia a friendly country, strongest ally in region

Last year we marked three decades of the renewal of diplomatic relations between Serbia and Israel and we are truly proud of the special ties between the Jewish and the Serbian people throughout history, Cohen to the daily Politika.

Cohen, who is due in Belgrade on Wednesday on the first visit by an Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister to Serbia after more than a decade, said that Israel deeply appreciates Serbian Government’s immense efforts to preserve important places of remembrance in connection with issue of Jewish property restitution, as well as in the field of education about the Holocaust.

I hope that our bilateral and economic relations will from now on continue in an upward trajectory thanks to more frequent official visits, said Cohen.

Asked to comment on the fact that Israel established diplomatic relations with Kosovo in 2021, Cohen said Israel has good relations with all Serbia’s neighbors.

We are closely following the developments in your region and we hope that negotiations will result in mutual understanding for the benefit of the region, said the Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister.