Serbia wants to renew ties with Zambia

BELGRADE - Serbia is interested in renewing its traditionally friendly relations and bilateral cooperation with Zambia, Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said after meeting with Zambian Foreign Minister Harry Kalaba in Belgrade on Wednesday.

"Believe it or not, trade between Zambia and Serbia amounts to USD 27,000 today. That is what the policy of not cherishing a friendship has led to," Dacic said at a joint press conference after the meeting with the Zambian minister.

Dacic said that he has launched a campaign in the Foreign Ministry that is aimed at renewing the friendly ties with many African, Asian and Latin American countries, with which, he said, Serbia has traditionally friendly relations.

Dacic thanked Zambia for its principled position of not recognising the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo.

It is also the position of most African countries, and Serbia appreciates that, he noted.

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