Iran, Serbia sign MoU to improve cooperation, international consultation

The MoU was signed by Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his visiting Serbian counterpart Nikola Selakovic in Tehran on Saturday, Press TV reported.

According to the document, the two country would expand cordial relations based on the principles of equality, sovereignty, territorial integrity, non-interference in internal affairs, mutual respect and common interests.

It also stressed the importance of holding periodic meetings and consultations between the two countries on bilateral, regional and international issues.

Tehran and Belgrade also agreed to make joint efforts to solve regional and global crises through political and diplomatic ways.

The top Serbian diplomat arrived in Tehran earlier in the day and held a meeting with his Iranian counterpart.

During the meeting, Zarif pointed to historical relations between the two countries and the importance of Balkan countries in Iran’s foreign policy and urged continuation of cooperation in various political, economic, trade and cultural fields by using innovative mechanisms.

The Serbian foreign minister, for his part, said the signing of the MoU would play an effective role in the expansion of relations given the two countries’ high capacities, particularly in economic and industrial sectors.

Zarif and Selakovic also stressed the importance of holding the 16th session of the two countries’ joint economic committee to bolster mutual relations, particularly in economic fields, issues related to the US’ unilateral and cruel sanctions, regional developments, cooperation in international circles and the fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

The Serbian foreign minister is also scheduled to sit down with President Hassan Rouhani, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and a number of other senior officials.

Source: Iran Daily