Czech Republic offers Serbia financial aid for refugees

Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka has said on Tuesday that Serbia deserves to open the first chapters in the accession negotiations with the European Union, and announced that his country will provide technical and financial support to Serbia in dealing with the migrant issue

At a joint press conference with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, held at the Serbian government building, Sobotka commended Serbia for the results it achieved this year in terms of the chapter opening, and stressed that the Czech Republic supports Serbia's EU aspirations.

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I would like to clearly express my support for Serbia opening the first negotiation chapters as early as this year, and I strongly believe that the country has deserved this, Sobotka underlined, noting that the Czech Republic has offered technical and expert assistance to Serbia on its EU path.

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He added that he and the Serbian prime minister also addressed the topic of migrants passing through Serbia, and that the Czech government has offered technical and financial aid to help Serbia resolve this problem.

(Telegraf.co.uk/ Tanjug)