Ivica Dacic, Serbia's Parliament Speaker, said on Tuesday his country's democratic advance and reforms would have been unthinkable without the Council of Europe (CoE) mission.
„CoE mission in Serbia is one of those without which Belgrade’s huge democratic progress and reforms in key areas would be inconceivable,“ Dacic told the Parliament, marking the 20th anniversary of the CoE office work in the country.
He said that today’s Serbia was „much better than Serbia 20 years ago.“
„The CoE has been aiding Serbia throughout this period in its efforts to empower human and national minorities rights and to nourish differences in the broadest sense,“ Dacic said, adding the CoE advisory role in the country was „an unavoidable reference point in decision-making.“