Official name
NEW ZEALAND
Form of government
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Capital
Wellington
Date of establishment of bilateral relations
In 1951

Political relations

Modern bilateral relations between the Republic of Serbia and New Zealand have the potential for improvement in various areas.

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremić visited New Zealand on 30-31 May 2012.

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand Murray McCauley visited Serbia on 23-24 June 2014.

Economic relations

According to data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, the total trade exchange with New Zealand in 2025 amounted to €8 million, of which €3.2 million referred to exports from the Republic of Serbia and €4.8 million to imports.

Bilateral agreements

  • Agreement (Exchange of Notes) on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with New Zealand, signed on 29 December 1970;

  • Trade Agreement between SFRY and New Zealand, signed on 27 February 1975 (The Official Gazette—Annex No. 18/1976).
    Contact information

The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Canberra : http://www.canberra.mfa.gov.rs/

The Embassy of New Zealand in Rome: https://www.mfat.govt.nz/italy

Contact in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

Contact in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: tel. 00 381 (0) 11 30 68 585, e-mail: mfa@mfa.rs.