Serbia–Venezuela relations are foreign relations between

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 ...

and

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

. Venezuela is represented in Serbia through its embassy in Belgrade. Serbia is represented in Venezuela through its embassy in Caracas that was re-opened in 2023.

Agreements

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between co ...

of the Republic of Serbia,

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 ...

and the

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signed two cooperation agreements on political and educational aspects, and agribusiness and energy projects in 2010. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia

Ivica Dačić Ivica Dačić ( sr-cyr, Ивица Дачић, ; born 1 January 1966) is a Serbian politician serving as first deputy prime minister of Serbia and minister of foreign affairs since 2022, roles which he previously served under governments of Mirk ...

and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela Yvan Gil Pinto signed an agreement on the abolition of visas for holders of ordinary passports and the declaration on political consultations between the two countries in July 2023.

Bosnian war

In 1993, during the Bosnian War, Venezuela was a member of the

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, and argued strongly for, and voted to impose sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro over their support for Bosnian Serbs in battles with Bosnian Croats around

Srebrenica Srebrenica ( sr-cyrl, Сребреница, ) is a town and municipality located in the easternmost part of Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a small mountain town, with its main industry being salt mining and a nearby ...

Kosovo independence

After the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced that Venezuela does not recognise

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 ...

's independence on the grounds that it has been achieved through U.S. pressure, saying "This cannot be accepted. It's a very dangerous precedent for the entire world." On 24 March 2008, Chávez accused Washington of trying to "weaken Russia" by supporting independence for Kosovo. He called Kosovo's new leader, Prime Minister

Hashim Thaçi Hashim Thaçi (; born 24 April 1968) is a Kosovar Albanian politician who was the president of Kosovo from April 2016 until his resignation on 5 November 2020 to face a war crimes tribunal. He was the first prime minister of Kosovo and the For ...

, a "terrorist" put in power by the U.S. and noted that the former rebel leader's nom de guerre was "The Snake". Chávez had strongly opposed the NATO intervention in Kosovo in 1999 when he first became president. As of 2010, Venezuelan diplomats continued to offer their support to Serbia in "their struggle against separatism".

Cultural and sporting relations

Serbia's Ministry of Internal Affairs has sponsored cultural relations such as volleyball matches between Serbia and Venezuela.Official Website of the Serbian Government
08.07.2008. , Саопштења министарстава. МУП снима учеснике одбојкашке утакмице између Србије и Венецуеле Београд, 8. јул 2008. године – Министарство унутрашњих послова Владе Републике Србије саопштило је да ће, .."

References

External links

Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Venezuela
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