POSSIBLE STATES OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

Dašić David Đ. (Ph.D.),

The article deals with the political nature of diplomatic relations, stressing possible states of them as following: normal or correct relations, good relations, neighborhood and good neighborhood relations, allied relations, amicable or friendly relations, brotherhood relations, privileged relations, cordial relations, reciprocal relations, neutral relations, cold relations, imposed relations, deteriorating relations, tense relations, strained relations, downgraded relations, interrupted or broken relations, retorsion, ceased relations, suspended relations, re-established or normalized relations, intermediary relations, indifferent relations, informal relations or de facto relationships.

Keywords: diplomacy, foreign policy, international relations, international law, appointment and receiving state, reciprocity, retorsion, demarche, persona non grata