Serbia will open an "official state office" in Jerusalem, Serbian President Alexandar Vucic told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference on Sunday.
Vucic said his country would open a chamber of commerce office in the Israeli capital, and that a diplomatic office would follow, bearing Serbia's national flag.
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"That's our way of showing respect to Jewish people as well," he said, drawing a standing ovation from the audience with his short speech.
Vucic also spoke on the historic importance of Israeli-Serbian ties, noting that Serbia has long supported the right of the Jewish people to have their own state, starting from the Balfour declaration.
He mentioned President Reuven Rivlin's visit to Serbia in 2018, which saw the two leaders open a street named after Theodor Herzl.
"We have always been together throughout history, and we support each other today," he said, pointing at Serbia's ratification of the Holocaust property restitution bill in 2016 – the first country in Europe to pass such a law.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Vucic in November 2018 in the Bulgarian city of Varna.
This article was originally published by i24NEWS
