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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

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France one of most important economic partners of Serbia

Belgrade, 12 April 2018

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian assessed during today's talks that the two countries are striving for the improvement of bilateral relations through intensification of dialogue at the highest level, as evidenced by the forthcoming visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Serbia.

Brnabic underlined that full membership in the European Union is a strategic goal of Serbia and that fixing an approximate date of accession gives a positive effect in the further implementation of reforms and harmonisation with the EU acquis.

She told Le Drian that Serbia is ready to open new chapters in June.

The French Foreign Minister stressed that France will continue to provide assistance to Serbia in the process of European integration, and added that in the coming period a lot of attention should be paid to reforms in the field of rule of law and judicial reform as the most important issues in the accession negotiations.

The Prime Minister of Serbia expressed her gratitude to France for the support it provides to the Western Balkan region, which it particularly showed through the Berlin Process which, according to her, is an additional incentive for regional cooperation.

She particularly emphasized the support of France in the establishment of the Regional Office for Youth Cooperation in the Western Balkans, according to the French-German model.

Brnabic estimated that France is one of the most important economic partners of Serbia and one of the important investors in the Serbian economy.

The Prime Minister cited French company Vinci Airports as a good example, which recently won tender for the concession of the Nikola Tesla Airport.

Le Drian said he expects that representatives of Serbia, along with many heads of state and government, will attend the event marking the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, to be held in November in France.