Djuric, Bass discuss Serbia-US partnership

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met on Thursday in Washington with John Bass, acting under secretary for political affairs at the US State Department, highlighting the significance of a good dynamics of meetings between Serbian and US officials and open dialogue at high and the highest level.

Serbia and the US are connected by 143 years of diplomatic relations and we are ready to continue to strengthen our partnership in all areas of mutual interest, Djuric said at the meeting.

He noted opening strategic dialogue with the US would send a strong signal of both countries' commitment to the shared goal of continuing to advance bilateral relations in terms of both quality and quantity, the Serbian MFA said in a statement.

Djuric informed Bass of the foreign policy priorities of Serbia's new government, including completion of key reforms on the path to EU...