16.6.2021.

President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić met today with the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Kairat Abdrakhmanov to discuss the position of national minorities in our country.

President Vučić expressed satisfaction with the fact that Ambassador Abdrakhmanov will begin his activities with a visit to Serbia since such a visit has a stimulating character.

"Serbia attaches great importance to the institution of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, as we have excellently cooperated with it, for years," said President Vučić. He added that we remain committed to the protection and continuous improvement of individual and collective rights of persons belonging to national minorities, citing successful examples, but also issues in which cooperation with the High Commissioner and the OSCE as a whole could contribute to progress.

High Commissioner Abdrakhmanov welcomed Serbia's efforts and pointed out that numerous laws and bodies dealing with this area indicate the importance that the current Government of Serbia attaches to the issue of the position of national minorities. He said that Serbia is an example of good dialogue with national minorities.

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