Larcher: France knows how significant Serbia is

PARIS - France knows how significant Serbia's role in the Western Balkans is, and that is why it is strongly advocating Serbia's soonest possible EU accession, French Senate President Gerard Larcher told Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic Thursday.

The meeting with Larcher was the start of Vucic's political discussions as part of a three-day visit to France.

Vucic and Larcher discussed ways of improving bilateral relations as well as cooperation between the Senate and the Serbian parliament, the situation in the Western Balkans and the migrant crisis, the Serbian government press office said in a statement.

Vucic thanked for France's support for Serbia's European path noting he was hopeful that Serbia would become even more attractive to French investors following successful economic reforms.

We are hoping to establish much closer political and economic...