Sa'ar: Israel sees Serbia as a strategic partner

JERUSALEM - Israeli FM Gideon Sa'ar on Wednesday thanked Serbia for supporting his country during the war that is underway and noted that Israel saw Serbia as a strategic partner.

At a press conference with Serbian FM Marko Djuric, who is visiting Israel, Sa'ar said Djuric was "a great friend from a great country."

"I want to convey our appreciation for the fact that, during this tough war, Serbia proved itself as a true and sincere friend of the State of Israel. When everyone spoke about Israel's right to self-defence, Serbia said it, but also did things accordingly. Of course, we appreciate that and we look at Serbia as our strategic partner," he said.

"You were supporting us, you condemned Hamas, and as I said previously, you were real supporters of our right to self-defence," Sa'ar told Djuric.

"We are determined to strengthen bilateral relations with Serbia," Sa'ar also said, adding that the meeting with Djuric had also addressed his visit to Serbia.

"I also said that we will participate in the 2027 EXPO that will take place in Serbia. We spoke about many fields - economy, tourism, innovation - in which we want to strengthen our bilateral relations, and we will do that," Sa'ar said.