Vucic receives Iraqi parliament speaker

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed Al-Halbousi on Tuesday to discuss further advancement of Serbia-Iraq bilateral cooperation, the current situation in the Western Balkans and the Middle East and the necessity of dialogue in resolution of all open issues.

In a post on his buducnostsrbijeav Instagram account, Vucic said he had thanked Iraq for its consistent position on Kosovo-Metohija.

"I thanked the friendly Republic of Iraq for its consistent and principled position of non-recognition of the unilaterally declared independence of the so-called Kosovo and expressed a commitment that we continue to develop multi-faceted and mutually beneficial cooperation in the period to come, too, bilaterally as well as multilaterally," Vucic wrote.

He added that he was glad to have had the opportunity to welcome Al-Halbousi.