Italian, German envoys urge new govt. to continue reforms

Italian, German envoys urge new govt. to continue reforms

BELGRADE -- Italian Ambassador Giuseppe Manzo said he hoped a new Serbian government will continue working on reforms and further advance along the EU path, "with resolve."

"I think that the numbers are clear: they clearly speak about the future government and clearly say that, whatever the future government is, they will be numbers in the parliament to continue working with even more determination on the two priorities for Serbia: economic reforms and EU path," Manzo told Tanjug.

He voiced hope that the next government "would not waste the work that has already been done", and that it will continue working on the issues that have already been tackled.

Manzo expressed expectation that the goals, which were set by leaders of almost all parties in the election campaign - the strengthening of the economy and further steps along the EU path, will be fulfilled.

"Reforms"

German Ambassador to Serbia Heinz Wilhelm has said in comment to the Sunday election in Serbia that the results of the vote are more or less similar to the projections and stressed that economic reforms are the most important thing for the next government.

The results are not final yet, but the information so far is more or less what was expected based on the surveys before the vote, Wilhelm told Tanjug.

Economic reforms are the most important thing for whichever government comes next, he stated.

He believes the reforms were also the main reason the early election was called.

Wilhelm hopes the next government will adopt all the laws related to the economy as soon as possible, so the Serbian economy could move forward.