Argentina–Serbia relations refers to the

diplomatic relations Diplomacy comprises spoken or written communication by representatives of states (such as leaders and diplomats) intended to influence events in the international system.Ronald Peter Barston, ''Modern diplomacy'', Pearson Education, 2006, p. 1 ...

between

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

and

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

. Both nations were founding members of the Group of 77 and the

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History

In 1870, the first registered Serbian migrants arrived and settled in Argentina. In 1914, is estimated that over 38,000 Serbians had immigrated to Argentina since the arrival of the first migrants. In 1928, Argentina and Serbia established diplomatic relation. In 1918, Serbia became an integral part of

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

until its dissolution in 1992.

Argentine position on Kosovo

In 2008, after ''

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

'' declared independence as a ''Republic of Kosovo'', Argentine Foreign Minister

Jorge Taiana Jorge Enrique Taiana (born 31 May 1950) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician, currently serving as the country's Minister of Defense, since 10 August 2021. Taiana previously served as Foreign Minister in the administrations of President ...

said "if we were to recognise Kosovo, which has declared its independence unilaterally, without an agreement with Serbia, we would set a dangerous precedent that would seriously threaten our chances of a political settlement in the case of the

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". Argentina will not recognize also because it "supports the principle of territorial integrity". Additionally, he stressed that the 1999 UN Resolution 1244 called for the mutual agreement of all parties to solve the dispute. He said that President

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (; born 19 February 1953), often referred to by her initials CFK, is an Argentine lawyer and politician who has served as the Vice President of Argentina since 2019. She also served as the President o ...

would not give any official statement on the issue, reiterating that there would be no recognition of Kosovo.

Visits

On April 14, 2008 Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Vuk Jeremić Vuk Jeremić ( sr-cyr, Вук Јеремић, ; born 3 July 1975) is a Serbian politician and diplomat who served as the president of the United Nations General Assembly from 2012 to 2013 and as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia from 200 ...

visited Argentina, and agreed with

Argentine Foreign Minister This is the list of all the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of the Argentine Republic ( es, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto) since 1822. The Minister presides over the Ministry of Fo ...

, on a series of joint steps within international multilateral institutions related to Serbia's diplomatic approach to Kosovo. Argentina will support the initiative of Serbia within the

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to ask the opinion of the

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on the legality of recognising Kosovo's unilateral independence and will actively advocate that this initiative is supported by

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countries and within the

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and

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. During the visit it was agreed that Taiana will visit Belgrade in June and President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in 2009.

Bilateral treaties

Resident diplomatic missions

* Argentina has an embassy in Belgrade. * Serbia has an embassy in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

.Embassy of Serbia in Buenos Aires
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