Joksimovic: Italy- Serbia's reliable partner along EU path

BELGRADE - Jadranka Joksimovic, Serbia's minister without portfolio responsible for EU integration, said on Tuesday that Italy has so far confirmed several times that it is Serbia's reliable partner along the EU path.

On Tuesday, Joksimovic discussed Serbia's EU integration process with Franco Frattini, the president of the Italian Society for International Organization, and thanked for the support that Italy has been offering to Serbia even after the end of its EU presidency.

The fact that the first chapters are yet to be opened does not diminish the results and progress that Serbia has achieved in the EU integration and reform processes, the minister's office said in a release.

Frattini agreed that the further reform process is an important prerequisite for the state's advancement in all fields, and noted that Serbia has capacities to change things for the better in the interest of its citizens.

Frattini voiced expectation that the initial chapters in Serbia's EU integration process will be opened as soon as possible.

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