Serbian President Vučić Praises Czech Parliament Speaker Okamura as 'Great Friend of Serbia'

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić met with Czech Parliament Speaker Tomio Okamura and praised him as a great friend of Serbia who supports the country's positions on Kosovo. Okamura concluded his visit to Serbia with a meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Djura Macuta. The endorsement highlights growing ties between Okamura, who leads the far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy party in the Czech Republic, and Serbian leadership over their shared opposition to Kosovo's independence, which Serbia refuses to recognize despite most EU countries accepting Kosovo as a sovereign state since its 2008 declaration of independence.