Egypt’s Embassy in Belgrade helps launch 1st Serbian-Arab Friendship Day

CAIRO – 2 April 2018: Egypt’s Embassy in Belgrade, along with several Arab Ambassadors, contributed in launching the first Serbian-Arab Friendship Day during a cultural ceremony at the National Library of Serbia, Monday.

It was stated that two opening speeches were delivered in the cultural ceremony according to the official statement issued on Monday; the first was by the Palestinian Ambassador on behalf of the Secretary General of the League of Arab States. The second speech was the Serbian foreign minister’s but it was delivered by the assistant minister for bilateral affairs.



Egypt’s Embassy in Belgrade Contributes to launching first Serbian-Arab Friendship Day during a cultural ceremony at the National Library of Serbia – Press photo



Ambassador of Egypt to Serbia, Amr Aljowaily, said that the Arab ambassadors were keen to organize a comprehensive celebration which included poetry, music and food, in a pioneer collective activity that reflects the common denominators of Arab culture.
Aljowaily noted that the high participation in the cultural ceremony by diplomats and politicians, especially Serbian national figures reflects the international interest in Arab culture.

The Ambassador of Egypt in Belgrade praised the speech of the Secretary General of the League of Arab States, which highlighted that the first celebration of the Arab Friendship Day in 2018 coincides with the 110th anniversary of the first relations between an Arab country and Belgrade, when the Kingdom of Serbia established a diplomatic mission in Egypt In January 1908.



Egypt’s Embassy in Belgrade Contributes to launching first Serbian-Arab Friendship Day during a cultural ceremony at the National Library of Serbia – Press photo


The Arab league statement also highlighted the appreciation of the Arab countries of Serbia's positions in support of Arab issues, the foremost of which is the Palestinian cause.

Aljowaily revealed that the Council of Arab Ambassadors agreed to donate 1,000 books to create an Arab pavilion at the Serbian National Library. “We plan to publish a joint book entitled: Serbia by Arab eyes,” he added in a wider series of activities aimed at strengthening relations between Serbia and the Arab world in the coming years.



Egypt’s Embassy in Belgrade Contributes to launching first Serbian-Arab Friendship Day during a cultural ceremony at the National Library of Serbia – Press photo