Jovanovic (left) and Bodnar (right) / Photo from Ukraine's Foreign Ministry

New Ambassador of Serbia to Ukraine Aca Jovanovic has arrived in Kyiv.

"Deputy Foreign Minister Vasyl Bodnar has accepted copies of the credentials from Serbian Ambassador Aca Jovanovic," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on Twitter on January 21.

"The Deputy Minister expressed the hope for stepping up Ukrainian-Serbian dialogue and for Serbia's more active position in support of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine," it said.

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