Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Ukraine Andon Sapunji presented his credentials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the Serbian Foreign Ministry confirmed.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported that Mishchenko congratulated Sapunji on the start of his mission in Ukraine, emphasized the resumption of the work of the Serbian Embassy in Kyiv and expressed readiness to further develop and strengthen friendly Ukrainian-Serbian relations.
On March 3, 2022, after the start of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia announced the temporary closure of the Embassy of Serbia in Ukraine for security reasons. The staff continued to perform their duties from Belgrade until conditions for their return became possible.
Diplomatic relations at the embassy level between Ukraine and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) were established on April 15, 1994.
