The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in the Kingdom of Sweden has organized a reception to celebrate the National Day of the Republic of Serbia, on the 18th of February, at the European House - the headquarters of the EU Delegation in Stockholm. The event was attended by 207 guests, including representatives of the Swedish institutions, headed by the First Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag Ms. Åsa Lindestam and General Director for EU at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs Ms. Helen Eduards, diplomatic corps, Serbian Orthodox Church and Serbian diaspora (members of associations and clubs in Stockholm and Gothenburg, businessmen and artists).
After performance of the Swedish and Serbian anthems, Ambassador Momčilović has opened the ceremony. The Ambassador has briefly recalled the history of Serbian-Swedish diplomatic relations, which this year marks the 103rd anniversary of its establishment, with a focus on situation in the Western Balkans region and current bilateral cooperation, visits of Serbian officials to Stockholm over the past year and the expectation of continued successful cooperation through the organization of high-level visits of the Swedish officials to Belgrade in the upcoming period.
As in previous years, this year reception on the occasion of the Statehood Day was a good opportunity to gather and exchange views with representatives of the Serbian diaspora coming from different parts of Sweden.