Nikolic receives credentials of new ambassadors

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Wednesday received the credentials of newly-appointed Indonesian Ambassador to Serbia Harry Richard James Kandou.

President Nikolic expressed satisfaction with the state of the bilateral relations of the two countries, which have a history of over 60 years, and the confidence that they will continue to develop according to the numerous potentials that Serbia and Indonesia have.

"Serbia's wish and orientation is to continually enhance the cooperation with Indonesia in all fields. We are confident that strengthening the economic cooperation of our countries, for which there are realistic possibilities and an undeniable mutual interest, would be of mutual interest to our friendly nations," Nikolic noted.

Serbia has set EU membership as its strategic goal, but it simultaneously wants to cherish and develop good relations with all countries of the world, among which Indonesia has a special place, and to which it is connected by a traditional friendship, mutual respect and understanding, Nikolic said.

Nikolic thanked Indonesia for its principled position on non-recognition of the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo and for the assistance provided in the recovery from the catastrophic floods that hit Serbia in May 2014.

The new Indonesian ambassador said that the bilateral cooperation of the two countries, which has been tested through history, is developing at all levels, but noted that there is sufficient room to improve it.

Indonesia is looking forward to closer cooperation with Serbia, one of the most significant countries in southeastern Europe, Ambassador Kandou said.

He said that Indonesia appreciates the significant development of Serbia's...