Ambassadors' conference starts in Belgrade

4 January 2010 | 09:32 -> 18:21 | Source: FoNet, Tanjug

BELGRADE -- Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić on Monday opened the two-day Ambassadors' Conference in Belgrade. Papandreou and Jeremić at the conference today (Beta) The guest of honor of the event this year is Greek Prime and Foreign Minister George Papandreou. Jeremić said in his speech that Serbia's foreign policy priorities this year will be continued EU integration, peaceful defense of the constitutional order, consolidation of stability and cooperation in the region, and deepening of economic cooperation with other states worldwide. He announced that the country will this year "continue with the carefully balanced and active foreign policy", to be based "on four pillars" – and noted that this was "defined by President Boris Tadić". Those four pillars, Jeremić reminded in his address, were "Brussels, Moscow, Beijing and Washington". Tomorrow, the conference will hear speeches from Tadić, PM Mirko Cvetković, and police and defense ministers, Ivica Dačić and Dragan Šutanovac. The event is meant to provide Serbia's diplomatic representatives abroad with the guidelines for 2010.