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Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria to set up Craiova Group

Belgrade/Craiova, 24 April 2015

Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic spoke today in the Romanian city of Craiova with prime ministers of Romania and Bulgaria Victor Ponta and Boyko Borisov about infrastructure projects and cooperation in the fields of energy and transport.

Author: Fonet

Addressing the reporters after the trilateral meeting, Vucic thanked the prime ministers of Romania and Bulgaria on their support to Serbia on its European path.

Together we can achieve much and our three countries will be best able to protect our economic and political interests. This is a strategic territory in south-eastern Europe and I am convinced that the formation of Craiova Group will be of historic significance, he said.

Ponta explained that at today's meeting it was agreed to set up Craiova Group, whose founding members are Romania, Serbia and Bulgaria, and added that it will serve as a foundation for better cooperation and promoting economic, social and political interests of the three countries.

We are open to other countries of the Western Balkans, because united we can achieve much more, the Prime Minister of Romania underlined.

He reiterated that Romania gives full support to Serbia on its European path.

Bulgaria and Romania have been EU members for eight years and that was our most important decision and the best political solution, Ponta said and pointed out that that is why they support Serbia to become a member of the European family, because it is the best for her, but also for Bulgaria and Romania.

We know that Prime Minister Vucic is decided to make a fast progress on this road and we are offering him full support, Ponta stated.

Borisov said that cooperation on infrastructure projects is of greatest importance for all three countries and welcomed the decision to set up Craiova Group.

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I want the Bucharest-Sofia-Belgrade motorway to be completed as soon as possible, as well as faster railways that will take us to Turkey. These projects are good not only for our three countries, but for entire Europe too, he underlined.

Borisov said that Serbia is Bulgaria’s best neighbour and that the Bulgarian government will do everything to help Serbia complete negotiations and become a full EU member as soon as possible.