Charge d’Affaires a.i. Mrs.  Ivana Golubović-Duboka paid a courtesy call to the leader of the KOMEITO party Mr. Natsuo Yamaguchi on November 19.

The meeting was also attended by Komeito MPs Mr. Masaaki Taniai, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, and Mr. Katsuo Yakura, Chairman of the Committee on Youth and Student Affairs, also a member of the Japan-Serbia Parliamentary Friendship Association.

One of the topics at the meeting was the successful 141st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) held in October 2019  in Belgrade, which was attended by representatives of the Parliament of Japan, including Mr. Katsuo Yakura.

Opinions were exchanged on the current situation and measures against COVID-19 in the world, Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as on the readiness and great support of the host cities in Japan, especially the city of Hofu, to welcome Serbian athletes.

Both sides agreed to continue working to foster parliamentary and other forms of co-operation as well as friendly relations.