Serbia–United Kingdom relations

British – Serbian relations

United Kingdom
Serbia

British – Serbian relations are foreign relations between the United Kingdom and Serbia. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1837.[1] The UK has an embassy and consulate in Belgrade[2] and Serbia has an embassy in London.[3] The Serbian ambassador to the United Kingdom is Dr Dejan Popovic[4] and the British ambassador to Serbia is Denis Keefe.[2]

The UK and Serbia have good bilateral military co-operation, the UK has provided training and assistance to assist defence reform for Serbia.[5]

Trade between the two countries in 2004 amounted to US$245.8 million. In the first ten months of 2005 exports of Serbia and Montenegro to Great Britain accounted for US$68.2 million (110.6 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2004) and the imports from the UK were US$104.2 million (85 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2004).[1]

The 2001 UK Census recorded 31,244 people born in the former state of Serbia and Montenegro, which are now the independent states of Serbia and Montenegro, while Kosovo's[lower-alpha 1] independence from Serbia is still disputed.[6]

The United Kingdom strongly supports Serbian membership into the European Union,[7] because the government of Serbia has begun to improve relations with Kosovo.[8]

See also

Notes and references

Notes:

  1. ↑ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References:

  1. 1 2 http://www.mfa.gov.rs/Policy/Bilaterala/Great_Britain/basic_e.html
  2. 1 2 Our embassy
  3. ↑ Home Page - Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in London, Great Britain
  4. ↑ About The Embassy - Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in London, Great Britain
  5. ↑ Country Profile: Serbia (Formerly the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro)
  6. ↑ "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  7. ↑ UK "strongly supports" Serbia's progression towards European Union membership
  8. ↑ "Foreign Secretary welcomes Serbia's EU Progress". FCO. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
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