Australia–Serbia relations

Australia–Serbia relations

Australia	Serbia

Australia and Serbia maintain diplomatic relations established between Australia and SFR Yugoslavia in 1966.^[1][2][3] Australia has an embassy in Belgrade. Serbia has an embassy in Canberra and a general consulate in Sydney. The European office of the Australian Federal Police is located in Belgrade since 2003.^[4]

Trade between two countries amounted to $62 million in 2022; Australian merchandise export to Serbia were about $31 million, consisting primarily of toys, games and sporting goods; Serbian exports were about the same, standing at $31 million, consisting mainly of preserved food products.^[5]

The Australian government took over all the bilateral treaties and agreements signed with the former Yugoslavia in its relations with Serbia, with reserve of cessation of certain contracts if they are considered to be surpassed. There are nine agreements in force, among which the most important are Trade Agreement, Agreement of residence and employment of Serbian citizens in Australia and the Agreement on cultural cooperation.^[6][7][8][9] Cultural and education relations are based on the 1976 Agreement on cultural and scientific cooperation.^[10]

There have been no visits of heads of state or government between two countries in recent years. The delegation led by MPs Roger Price and Danna Vale and Senator Judith Troeth visited Serbia in 2008 while the delegation led by the President of the National Assembly of Serbia Slavica Đukić Dejanović visited Australia in 2009.^[11][12]

In the 2006 Australian Census, 95,364 people identified themselves as having Serbian origin.

See also

• Foreign relations of Serbia
• Australian Serbs
• Australia–Yugoslavia relations

References

1. House Debates - Private Members' Business - Australia-Serbia Relations
2. AUSTRALIA-SERBIA RELATIONS
3. Listing Serbia as a Developing Country for the purposes of the Australian System of Tariff Preferences
4. https://srpskiglas.com.au/sasvim-licno-sa-ambasadorom-australije-pri-republici-srbiji-nj-e-danijelom-emerijem-57-godina-diplomatskih-odnosa-izmedju-beograda-i-kanbere/?lang=lat
5. https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2023/Pdf/G20232056.pdf
6. Australian system of tariff preferences for Serbia
7. AFP and Serbian Police sign new agreement
8. "AUSTRAC agrees to exchange financial intelligence with Serbia". Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
9. Agreement on direct flights between Serbia and Australia
10. Selling Creative Australia in Serbia^{[permanent dead link‍]}
11. "Australijski parlamentarci pozdravili inicijativu Srbije" (in Serbian). Studio B. 10 October 2008. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
12. Delegacija srpskog parlamenta posetila Australiju Archived October 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade about relations with Serbia
• Australian embassy in Belgrade
• Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Australia
• Increasing Australian Business Activities with Serbia
• Embassy of The Republic of Serbia in Canberra