Reception held for participants of UN missions conference

BELGRADE - Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has hosted a reception for the participants of a regional conference on involvement of Western Balkan states in United Nations peacekeeping missions.

Serbia will make a full contribution to the role of the United Nations in preserving peace in the world, Dacic said late Monday.

"We cannot influence the creation of global policies, but we can make a contribution to preserving security and peace in the world through peacekeeping missions," Dacic said.

He noted that he wants "our region to be the one that sends many people to peacekeeping missions around the world," expressing hope that "there will be no need for such missions here."

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Herve Ladsous thanked Serbia for hosting the renowned conference, commending the country's commitment and participation in UN peacekeeping missions.

Preserving peace, democracy and rule of law remains the UN's primary objective, Ladsous said.

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