North Korean leader Kim Jong-un addressed a congratulatory letter to Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on the occasion of Serbia’s national holiday. In it, Pyongyang expressed hope for the strengthening of bilateral relations, which have their roots in the period of socialist Yugoslavia.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a letter of congratulations to Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Sunday, expressing interest in strengthening mutual relations between the two countries, the DPRK’s foreign ministry said. TASR writes about it based on a report by the Jonhap agency.
- Kim Jong Un sent a congratulatory letter to Serbian President Vucic.
- He sent the letter on the occasion of the Serbian Statehood Day.
- Kim expressed interest in strengthening relations between the countries.
- Serbia and the DPRK have had diplomatic relations since the time of socialism.
- Relations are mostly symbolic, Serbia is oriented towards Europe and South Korea.
A letter from the North Korean leader
Kim addressed a letter to President Vucic on the occasion of Serbian Statehood Day, which is a reminder of the beginning of the uprising against the Ottoman Empire in 1804. It also commemorates the adoption of the modern constitution of the Principality of Serbia in 1835.
“I hope that bilateral relations will develop in a way that meets the interests of the people of both countries,” said the letter, in which Kim also congratulated the president and the Serbian people.
Serbia and the DPRK maintain diplomatic relations, with their history dating back to the socialist era, when the Balkan country was part of the former Yugoslavia. However, their mutual relations are rather symbolic, as Belgrade strives for European integration and develops economic cooperation with South Korea.
