Kerry sends letter to Nikolic on behalf of Obama

BELGRADE - United States Secretary of State John Kerry sent a letter on behalf of U.S. President Barack Obama to Serbia's President Tomislav Nikolic, indicating that the U.S.-Serbia relations are growing stronger and following an upward trend, the Serbian president's media relations office said in a release.

The U.S. agrees with President Nikolic's assessment that the role of Serbia, both regionally and globally, has changed significantly over the past years.

The letter underlines the role of Serbian OSCE Chairmanship, and welcomes Serbia's determination to adhere to the Helsinki Principles during the Ukrainian crisis. At a global level, Serbian contribution to peacekeeping missions in Africa and the Middle East show that the country is committed to supporting peacekeeping operations around the world.

Kerry also pointed to Serbia's support to the global coalition against ISIS, and the government plans to hold a regional ministerial meeting on foreign fighters, stressing that this shows the country's commitment to countering extremism and terrorism.

The United States also welcomes the latest successful round of talks with Pristina, the letter reads.

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