Serbia–Venezuela relations are foreign relations between Serbia and Venezuela. Venezuela is represented in Serbia through its embassy in Belgrade. Serbia is represented in Venezuela through its embassy in Caracas that was re-opened in 2023.[1]
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Dačić and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela Yvan Gil Pinto signed an agreement on the abolition of visas for holders of ordinary passports and the declaration on political consultations between the two countries in July 2023.[4]
After the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced that Venezuela does not recognise Kosovo's independence on the grounds that it has been achieved through U.S. pressure, saying "This cannot be accepted. It's a very dangerous precedent for the entire world."[7] On 24 March 2008, Chávez accused Washington of trying to "weaken Russia" by supporting independence for Kosovo. He called Kosovo's new leader, Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi, a "terrorist" put in power by the U.S. and noted that the former rebel leader's nom de guerre was "The Snake".[8] Chávez had strongly opposed the NATO intervention in Kosovo in 1999 when he first became president. As of 2010, Venezuelan diplomats continued to offer their support to Serbia in "their struggle against separatism".[3]
Cultural and sporting relations
Serbia's Ministry of Internal Affairs has sponsored cultural relations such as volleyball matches between Serbia and Venezuela.[9]
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