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"India and Serbia have always shared an understanding of each other's core interests": Prez Murmu during address to diaspora in Belgrade

By ANI | Updated: June 7, 2023 23:00 IST

Belgrade [Serbia], June 7 : Addressing the Indian diaspora at the Serbian capital, Belgrade, on Wednesday, President Droupadi Murmu ...

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Belgrade [Serbia], June 7 : Addressing the Indian diaspora at the Serbian capital, Belgrade, on Wednesday, President Droupadi Murmu said India and Serbia have always shared an understanding of each other's core interests.

President Murmu said she was looking forward to meeting with Serbian minister and government officials during her visit.

The President interacted with the diaspora and friends of India at a Community Reception hosted by the Ambassador of India to Serbia, Sanjiv Kohli, in Belgrade.

Addressing the gathering, the President said that India and Serbia are ancient lands. In the modern era, India's relations with Serbia were particularly defined in the context of the Non-Aligned Movement, she noted, adding that India and Serbia have always shared an understanding of each other's core interests.

She added that based on this bilateral foundation, she would look forward to interacting with the Serbian leadership during her visit, the office of the President of India said in a release.

Expressing her gratitude to the friends of India in Serbia and the love and adulation that she has received, the President underlined that their contribution to building friendship and understanding between Serbia and India is crucial.

Pointing out India's role as a first responder, a voice of the global south and a responsible development partner, President Murmu said Serbia has been a valuable partner in India's sustainable development cooperation programmes.

"Each of these aspects reflects our quest towards becoming a leading power," she added.

President Droupadi Murmu reached Belgrade, Serbia, earlier on Wednesday, in the final leg of her two-nation visit to Suriname and Serbia.

The ongoing visit by President Murmu marks the first such visit by an Indian head of state to Serbia. In a special gesture, she was received by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, and accorded a guard of honour at the Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade.

From the airport, the President travelled to Gandijeva Street were he paid his respects at the bust of Mahatma Gandhi.

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