Adolfo Urso

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday he had had an excellent meeting with Italian Minister for Business and Made in Italy Adolfo Urso earlier in the day to discuss numerous topics of mutual interest to Belgrade and Rome and, in particular, critical resources.

Germany, France and Italy have said they would cooperate more closely on the procurement of raw materials as Europe seeks to reduce its reliance on imports from countries such as China.

"Better diversification of our raw material supply is economic security," German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in a statement.