Dacic: Serbia has largest number of refugees and IDPs in Europe

There is absolutely no alternative to working together, First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has told the OSCE Mediterranean Conference.

The current refugee and migrant situation calls for unabated attention, efficiency and, above all, solidarity of all relevant actors, Dacic said as he addressed the gathering in Palermo, Italy.

This means not only providing emergency humanitarian assistance to refugees and migrants in the current crisis, but also seeking and finding durable solutions for persons in protracted displacement, he added.

"There is no doubt that dealing with this major issue requires awareness of the root causes underlying the movement of population, such as the conflict in Syria and the overall fragile situation in the Middle East region, the series of conflicts in Africa, coupled with poverty, hopelessness and political instability in...