Vucic and Larcher talk about cooperation, the region and Serbia's European path

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President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic spoke today with President of the French Senate Gerard Larcher about improving Serbian-French cooperation, the situation in the region and Serbia's European path.

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Vucic thanked the president of the French Senate for the visit, pointing out that it is the best indicator of the continuity of political dialogue between the two countries, especially considering that France is one of the most important political and economic partners of Serbia, with which we are firmly bound by friendship and historical closeness.

The officials agreed that relations between Serbia and France are developing intensively and that economic cooperation is showing excellent results, which is a clear indication of France's interest in long-term and thorough presence in our country, said the Serbian president's press service.

"Our economic cooperation is developing very dynamically in various spheres, and is characterized by ever-increasing trade in goods and services, as well as significant investments by French companies in the Serbian economy, which in recent years extended to capital infrastructure projects, some of which have the status from of national importance," said Vucic and added that he expects new French investments in Serbia in the coming period.

The president of the French Senate said it is evident that the sincere friendship and trust that Presidents Macron and Vucic have built translates into a strategic partnership between the two countries, pointing out that this is already visible upon landing at the Belgrade airport, which is being reconstructed by the French company Vinci.

The president of Serbia also informed Larcher of the latest developments regarding the situation in Kosovo and Metohija and stressed that Belgrade remains fully committed to dialogue as the only mechanism for finding a compromise solution, as well as maintaining peace and stability in the region.

"We appreciate France's active approach and expect understanding for our position to implement all existing agreements, and above all the part related to the formation of the Community of Serb Municipalities (ZSO), which is of key importance for security and normal life of the Serb community in Kosovo and Metohija," he stressed.

President Vucic once again thanked France, and especially President Emmanuel Macron, for the attention he is giving to Serbia and the Western Balkans region.

Speaking about Serbia's EU integration, Vucic thanked France for the support it provides to Serbia on that path.

The French official stressed that Serbia's EU path has no alternative, expressing readiness to speed up its dynamics.

(Telegraf.rs)