Political Consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Luxembourg

18. Mar 2026.
The first political consultations at the level of Assistant Ministers between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg were held in Luxembourg on 18 March 2026, representing an additional step toward further enhancing cooperation between the two ministries.

The delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia was headed by Ambassador Tamara Rastovac Siamashvili, Acting Assistant Minister for Bilateral Cooperation, and included Ambassador Miloš Todorović, Acting Assistant Minister for the European Union, Ksenija Milenković, Deputy Assistant Minister for Multilateral Cooperation, Milena Mitić, Head of the Europe Department, and Aleksandar Tasić, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the Kingdom of Belgium.

The delegation of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was led by Ambassador Angela da Cruz, Director for European Affairs and International Economic Cooperation, accompanied by Marc Hubsch, Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia, and Philippe Mores, Deputy Director for European Affairs.

During the consultations, the parties reviewed issues within the scope of bilateral cooperation, with both sides expressing their readiness to further strengthen the political dialogue through the exchange of reciprocal visits. At the same time, areas for additional enhancement of cooperation were identified, with particular emphasis on finance, investment, e‑government, and culture, as well as a focused discussion on the position of the Serbian diaspora in Luxembourg. The excellent cooperation to date between the Luxembourg Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) and the National Academy for Public Administration (NAPA) in the field of public administration reform was especially commended.

A significant portion of the consultations was devoted to the situation in Kosovo and Metohija and the Dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.

The parties also discussed matters of multilateral cooperation, underscoring the need for mutual support within international organizations.
The interlocutors further examined in detail the prospects of the Republic of Serbia’s European integration process, ongoing reform efforts, as well as current political developments within the European Union, both internally and externally.

Views were also exchanged on contemporary geopolitical circumstances, including the situation in Ukraine and the Middle East.