In the course of the meeting, the officials confirmed that the relations between Serbia and Israel are based on a strong, historical friendship, the closeness of the two peoples, as well as their shared ordeals. Dr Orlic reminded the guest that the National Assembly was the first in the world to adopt the Law on remedying the consequences of the seizure of assets of Holocaust victims with no living legal heirs and that the size of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with Israel is a clear indication of the desire of MPs to maintain regular contacts and cooperation with their colleagues in the Knesset. Minister Cohen welcomed the support and friendship Serbia has for the Jewish people, especially the attitude it shows towards its suffering throughout history.

The officials said that, although economic cooperation is on the rise, there are still potentials for its intensification. They expressed their satisfaction with the record achieved in the trade exchange sector during the previous year, as well as willingness to continue to work together. Minister Cohen also stressed that there is significant room for cooperation in the fields of energy, modern technologies, research and development.

Dr Orlic informed Minister Cohen about the extremely difficult situation in Kosovo-Metohija, pointing to the dangerous and irresponsible moves of Albin Kurti and his intentions to lead everyone into a conflict. "The only policy he implements is the policy of trying to ethnically cleanse Kosovo-Metohija of Serbs. We cannot and will not allow that - that is why the President of the Republic Aleksandar Vucic is planning a series of activities, from a meeting with the NATO command to a request for an emergency session of the UN Security Council. Now everyone must clearly point out that Kurti is the one causing problems and that the only way to continue the dialogue is to end the terror against the Serbian population, withdraw Kurti's occupation forces from the north, release the Serbs imprisoned with no fault and finally fulfil the obligations that Pristina has already had for more than ten years, in the first place is the formation of the Community of Serb Municipalities, as it was signed", said the National Assembly Speaker.

Dr Orlic also used the opportunity to applaud Minister Cohen’s message that for Israel, Serbia represents the greatest ally in the region.

The meeting between the National Assembly Speaker and the Israeli Foreign Minister was also attended by the Head of the PFG with Israel MA Milovan Drecun, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Serbia in Israel Aleksandar Nikolic, as well as Yahel Vilan, Israeli Ambassador to Serbia.