Ambassador Branimir Filipović, Acting Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia for Security Policy, has held bilateral consultations in security policy with Mr.Julius Liljeström, Deputy Director-General  and Head of the Department for European Security Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden, on the 31st of January 2019 in Stockholm.
During the meeting, as a follow-up of the previous consultations that took place on the 5th and 6th of March 2018 in Belgrade, the officials have shared the experiences about partnership cooperation of Serbia and Sweden within the NATO Partnership for Peace programme, cooperation of Serbia with the EU in security policy, as well as in the field of combating the comtemporary security challenges, participation in multinational peacekeeping operations and missions and cooperation in disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control issues.
During the working lunch, co-hosted by Deputy Director-General for European Security Policy Mr. Julius Liljeström and Deputy Director-General for European Affairs at the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Helen Eduards, the counterparts have exchanged views on security situation in the Western Balkans, actuel developments within the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, as well as on the Serbia’s endeavours in the EU Accession process and cooperation with the EU in common security and defence policy.
While visiting Stockholm, Ambassador Filipović has also had a meeting with the officials of the eminent Stockholm International Peace Research Institute  -SIPRI.

31st of January 2019