Foreign relations of Serbia

The fifth Western Balkans Summit opens on Monday in London with key EU member states and UK leaders meeting the heads of six Balkan governments to "strengthen the reform agenda in the region" so that they can meet the criteria for EU accession.

They discussed the further development of political dialogue, economic cooperation and overall bilateral relations.

It also offers great support and technical assistance to our country, noting that it is an important partner in the stability in the Western Balkans.

This was done by head of the Delegation of the European Union to Serbia Sem Fabrizi who on Friday met with Serbian Minister for European Integration Jadranka Joksimovic.

With Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva as chair, EU Member States today set out the path towards opening of accession negotiations with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Albania in June 2019.

According to the Serbian government, they spoke about "bilateral relations of the two countries, situation in the region and the progress of Serbia in the European integration process."

Special attention was paid to the upcoming Western Balkans Summit within the Berlin Process, to be held in London on July 10.

According to the Serbian government, Brnabic "expressed her gratitude for the exceptional efforts made to improve overall bilateral relations and strengthen the traditional friendship between our two countries."

According to the Serbian government, Dacic and Gajdos "assessed that bilateral relations of the two countries are traditionally good and friendly."

The officials "expressed mutual satisfaction with the intense and continuous political dialogue at all levels, and expressed interest in further deepening all aspects of bilateral, especially military cooperation."

He remarked that the path to that is a historic opportunity for modernization and change, in line with European values and standards.

They met in Split, Croatia, on the sidelines of the Ministerial Meeting of the Central European Initiative.

The officials exchanged views on the bilateral relations and the process of Serbia's Eurointegration, the Serbian government said, quoting a MFA press release.