Macut thanks Somalia for not recognising so-called Kosovo

BELGRADE - After a meeting with a Somalian delegation headed by PM Hamza Abdi Barre, Serbian PM Djuro Macut said Serbia was grateful to Somalia for not recognising the so-called Kosovo and added that the two countries had expressed interest in cooperation in all sectors.

"I thank PM Barre and Somalia for the position of non-recognition of Kosovo and for something that represents a clear indication of Somalia's policy and stance of supporting the integrity of other sovereign countries, just like Serbia fully supports the integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia and fully understands the position Somalia is in and the complexity of that part of the world at this time," Macut said at a press conference with Barre.

Speaking about bilateral economic cooperation, Macut said it had not been on par with political relations and expressed the hope efforts in that regard would be stepped up.

"We have already had discussions and set several priorities we would certainly like to develop next year. We will start from several topics that we will be developing and that are traditional topics in the field of education, but now, cooperation in health care, provision of health care services and education for staff required by the Somalian health care sector is emerging as well," Macut said.