Vucic at UN: I offer Belgrade as a place for dialogue for all conflicts around the world

Speaking at the 80th UN General Assembly debate, Vucic highlighted that the world is grappling with deep geopolitical divisions and emphasized that Serbia “is not a buffer zone, but a bridge.”

“Bridges connect, they do not divide. Therefore, as the President of Serbia, for the first time I would like to offer Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, as a place for dialogue for all the conflicts around the world. I believe that we will offer the best possible hospitality and absolute security for the participants,” the Serbian president said.

Addressing world leaders, Vucic stressed that Serbia’s engagement with all partners “does not means blind agreement, it means respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity and a belief that dialogue is stronger than division,”

“Countries like ours, countries that belong to the Global South, are too often treated as chess pieces and it’s time to show that we can be conveners, innovators and guarantors of cooperation. We may not have the loudest voice, but we often have the clearest vision, because we see both East and West at once,” he said.

He added that Serbia is a “reliable and predictable partner,” but underscored that “reciprocity matters.”

“We will defend our autonomy as firmly as we defend cooperation,” Vucic told the General Assembly attended by more than 150 heads of state and government.