Đurić spoke with the Assistant for Europe and Eurasia at the State Department

During the telephone conversation, the head of Serbian diplomacy expressed satisfaction with the current bilateral relations, recently crowned by the initiation of the Strategic Dialogue as an additional platform for cooperation between our two countries in various areas.

"The mutual readiness for strategic discussions on further enhancing our relations has laid the foundation for a new chapter in our long-shared history," Minister Đurić assessed.

Minister Đurić reiterated our country's firm resolve to cooperate with the new U.S. administration in strengthening political, economic, and other aspects of our relations, and to assert itself as one of the key U.S. partners in Europe.

Informing his interlocutor about the situation in Kosovo and Metohija, Đurić particularly emphasized the constant provocations and violations of basic human rights of Serbs and other non-Albanian populations, stressing that in the current situation of heightened tensions, we expect international partners to ensure the rights and security of Serbs and support the implementation of all agreements reached in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.

Regarding the increasingly intensive economic relations, Minister Đurić highlighted that the U.S. is a very important economic partner and one of the leading foreign investors, noting that the presence of a large number of American companies, which, in addition to successful operations, are opening research and development centers, confirms the positive business environment in our country.