Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Kiren Rijiju, Serbian Foreign Minister Discuss Bilateral Cooperation
Kiren Rijiju visited Belgrade, Serbia, for an important international meeting.
He met Serbia’s Foreign Minister Marko Duric.
They talked about the friendship between India and Serbia.
They also discussed ways the two countries could work more closely.
Rijiju was leading India’s delegation at a meeting about the Non-Aligned Movement.
The meeting marked 65 years since the movement’s first conference.
He honored Mahatma Gandhi and spoke with Indian families living in Serbia.
He also visited museums about Yugoslavia and Josip Broz Tito.
Kiren Rijiju met Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Duric in Belgrade on Monday.
The two officials reviewed India-Serbia ties and discussed expanding cooperation in mutual-interest areas.
Rijiju is leading India’s delegation to a Belgrade meeting marking 65 years since the first Non-Aligned Movement conference.
He paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and met members of the Indian community in Serbia.
Rijiju also visited the Museum of Yugoslavia and the House of Flowers, linked to former leader Josip Broz Tito.
- Who
- Kiren Rijiju and Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Duric; Rijiju led the Indian delegation.
- What
- They reviewed bilateral relations and discussed deepening cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
- When
- The meeting took place on Monday; the commemorative meeting was scheduled for August 31 to September 1.
- Where
- Belgrade, Serbia.
- Why
- To strengthen India-Serbia relations and participate in the 65th-anniversary meeting of the first Non-Aligned Movement conference.
- Indian minister
- Kiren Rijiju, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister.
- Serbian counterpart
- Marko Duric, Serbia’s Foreign Minister.
- Meeting location
- Belgrade, Serbia.
- International event
- High-Level Commemorative Meeting marking the 65th anniversary of the first Non-Aligned Movement conference.
- Event dates
- August 31 to September 1.
- Event theme
- “The Legacy of Non-Alignment: Lessons for Today’s World.”
- Additional visits
- Rijiju visited the Museum of Yugoslavia and the House of Flowers.