Scholz: Jadar project good for Serbia, development

BELGRADE - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday in Belgrade the Jadar lithium mining project was good for Serbia and the prospects of economic development across the region, and noted that the highest environmental protection standards would be observed in the process.

"The European Commission and Serbia have just signed an important agreement that will boost our cooperation on raw materials supply. Others also concluded an agreement dealing with that development - companies as well as financial institutions that will be involved in that," Scholz said at a press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic after the signing of a MoU on sustainable raw materials and a letter of intent.

This is an important European project, he said, noting that it was necessary for Europe to remain sovereign in a changing world and not be dependent on others.

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