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Relations with International Community

Following the events of October 2000, the FRY authorities made great efforts to rebuild links with the international community that were destroyed under Milosevic. In the UK, our assessment is clear: Serbia's future lies in its integration into Euro-Atlantic structures, and close relations with her neighbours and the international community in general. Soon after the removal of Milosevic, FRY rejoined the United Nations. She also joined various other international organisations, including the IMF, OSCE and the Council of Europe. 

Trade and Investment with UK

During his visit to Belgrade in November 2002, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw signed a Cultural Agreement between the governments of the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on Co-operation in the Fields of Education, Science, Culture and Sport. The purpose of the agreement is to strengthen cultural relations and promote exchanges in the fields mentioned above, through the British Council.

The British Embassy in Belgrade, together with the British Council, does much to promote the United Kingdom in Serbia - for example, the sixth 'British Days' event held in Kotor in November 2003, which coincided with a visit to the town by the British Naval Ship HMS Somerset. Similar events, which have helped establish links with local businessmen, officials and students, have also been held in Pozarevac (April 2002), Nis (June 2002), Kragujevac (February 2003), Subotica (June 2003), Kragujevac (February 2004), Kraljevo (June 2004), and Negotin and Bor (March 2005).