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Due to the Montenegrin independence referendum from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be inherited, along with all of its holdings, by the Republic of Serbia. Montenegro will be represented at Serbian embassies and consulates in countries in which Montenegro has not established a formal diplomatic presence. The governments of the two countries expressed an interest in pursuing a common foreign policy. President of Serbia Boris Tadić defined EU, Russia, United States and China as four pillars of foreign policy.[1] Serbia joined the United Nations on November 1, 2000.
[edit] Former Yugoslavia states[edit] Bosnia and HerzegovinaMain article: Bosnia and Herzegovina – Serbia relations Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in Belgrade. Serbia has an embassy in Sarajevo and a consulate-general in Banja Luka. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA). Also both countries are recognized as potential candidate countries by the European Union. [edit] CroatiaMain article: Croatia–Serbia relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 9, 1996. Croatia has an embassy in Belgrade and a general consulate in Subotica. Serbia has an embassy in Zagreb and 2 general consulates (in Rijeka and Vukovar). There are around 200,000 people of Serbian descent living in Croatia and around 70,000 Croats living in Serbia. [edit] KosovoSee also: Serbia's reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence, International recognition of Kosovo, and Kosovo–Serbia relations
On February 17, 2008, the former province of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia, forming the Republic of Kosovo in the process. Serbia, as well as Russia, China, Spain, India, Brazil, Argentina, Algeria, Belarus, Palestine, Bolivia, Greece, Ukraine, Romania, Pakistan, Indonesia and many others do not recognize Kosovo as an independent state. Serbia has vowed to fight the country's admission to international organizations. The Republic of Kosovo does not have and has not applied for U.N. membership as of yet. Currently, 63 United Nations member states (a part of European Union member countries and a handful of other Western countries) and Taiwan recognize Kosovo as an independent state. As of June 2009[update], most states that have not recognized Kosovo yet are currently awaiting for the ICJ verdict on the advisory opinion on Kosovo independence. But still, with the strong and firm opposition of both Russia and China and their allies, Kosovo has no current prospects of ever becoming a member of the United Nations at all.[2] Serbia, in response to nations which have recognized Kosovo as an independent nation, has consistently recalled its ambassadors to these nations in an act of protest.[3] These countries who have recognized include the United States, Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Turkey, Slovenia and the United Kingdom.  [edit] MontenegroMain article: Montenegro–Serbia relations Montenegro has an embassy (led by Chargé d'affaires) in Belgrade. Serbia has an embassy in Podgorica. [edit] MacedoniaMain article: Macedonian–Serbian relations The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia that was formed in 1992 by the remaining Yugoslav republics Montenegro and Serbia established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Macedonia on 8 April 1996.[4] The establishment of bilateral relations has been done under Macedonia's constitutional name - Republic of Macedonia.[5] Serbia therefore is one of 125 countries in the world recognizing Macedonia under the constitutional name.[6] Macedonia has an embassy in Serbia's capital city Belgrade, while Serbia's embassy is in Macedonia's capital Skopje. [edit] Slovenia
[edit] Yugoslav neighborsMultilateral regional co-operation falls within the priorities of foreign policy and international relations of Serbia as an instrument and substance of our co-operation with the neighbours in the region as well as within the context of the Serbia inclusion in European integrations, Euro-Atlantic structures and EU. In the context of Serbia inclusion in multilateral economic and political relations and integrations as well as in the context of globalization, the relations and co-operation of regional character are of importance in the field of liberalization of trade and further affirmation of market economy and free trade. In that respect, the efforts to turn the region of South Eastern Europe into a free trade zone in which Serbia is actively participating through bilateral negotiations with neighbours and in the region (free trade agreements with Macedonia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as negotiations with Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Albania), are of particular importance. Serbia enjoys relatively good relations with its neighbouring countries. The border with Bosnia and Herzegovina along the Drina River continues to be an issue, whilst the issue of independence for Kosovo is of particular concern to Serbia. [edit] Rest of EuropeFor more details on this topic, see Accession of Serbia to the European Union. Serbia has signed the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union on 29 April 2008 and is to seek the status of a candidate country to join the EU once the national parliament has ratified the SAA. [edit] Middle East and North AfricaSerbia enjoys good relations with the Middle East, these are inherited by the independent Serbia from its time as hub of a federation (ie. Yugoslavia) which were very strong from times of the Non-Aligned Movement during the 1960s. Israel, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Egypt are important economic partners with Serbia, as Israel invests in the Serbian construction industry and Egypt is a large market for Zastava automobiles. Serbia also has an important security agreement with Iran [40] , who is also an important economical and political partner for Serbia. Serbia also maintains diplomatic relations with the Palestinian National Authority. Serbia also wishes to intensify relations with the CCASG countries, namely Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait. Many of the North African countries (Algeria, Libya, Tunisia and Morocco) enjoy good relations with Serbia and are important trading partners. Tunisia is a hugely popular tourist destination for Serbs as there is no visa required for Serb nationals entering the country.
[edit] AsiaSerbia has excellent relations with countries such as the People's Republic of China, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. These four countries are important economical partners for Serbia in Asia.
[edit] Latin AmericaSerbia has very good relations with Latin America, except Colombia, which did recognize Kosovo's independence. Brazil, the largest country in the region, decided not to recognize Kosovo's independence until an agreement with Serbia is reached[60]. See also Brazil-Serbia relations
[edit] AfricaEver since the times of Tito and the Non-Aligned Movement, Serbia has enjoyed excellent relations with African nations. South Africa is Serbia's closest ally in Africa and the two nations have had excellent relations since the signing of diplomatic relations in 1992 following the end of the Apartheid system. South Africa is also home to around 20 000 Serbs mainly living in the Johannesburg area [67]. South Africa is also voicing support for Serbia over the Kosovo issue[68] . Nelson Mandela has also been made an honorary citizen of Belgrade [69]. Serbia is also actively involved in many investments in Angola with whom it has excellent political and economic relations.
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