Prime Minister Ana Brnabic held a meeting today in New York with US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. The meeting was also attended by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic.
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Gratitude to US Administration on change of attitude towards Serbia
Belgrade/New York,
27 September 2018
Brnabic referred to the ceremony of marking 100 years since the Serbian flag was hoisted at the White House, and underlined that this is an important moment for the further development of bilateral relations.
Brnabic and Ross discussed the economic cooperation of the two countries in particular.
The Prime Minister pointed out that the investment of US company NCR is very important for Serbia and that the United States is one of the largest foreign investors in Serbia. She noted that companies like NCR and Microsoft are important for the further economic and technological development of our country.
Brnabic underlined that a state agreement has been signed on the purchase of Oracle hardware and licences, making Serbia the first country in Central and Eastern Europe, and the second in Europe after the UK to have established the State Oracle Cloud infrastructure, which is important for further development of electronic administration.
She said that in the first half of this year, GDP growth in Serbia amounted to 4.8 percent, which is at the top among European countries, adding that the government's goal is a long-term sustainable economic growth, stability of public finances and investment in development projects.
The most important thing for us is to lead a responsible economic policy, which was initiated by the previous government led by Aleksandar Vucic, the Prime Minister underlined.
Speaking about Kosovo-Metohija, Brnabic expressed gratitude for the change of attitude of the US administration towards Serbia.
It is very important that this administration is ready to hear the views of Serbia, she said and underlined that the US support is significant because Pristina has to accept the compromise, which is important for all citizens living in Kosovo-Metohija.
Dacic said that the most important is that Albanians in Kosovo-Metohija realise that they should accept the compromise, because they previously thought that there was no need to talk or agree with the Serbs.
The situation has changed now, you are our ally and friend, which helps to continue the dialogue, he underlined.
Also, Brnabic said that Serbian officials and citizens of Serbia would like US President Donald Tramp to visit Serbia.
Ross said that his recent visit to Belgrade was very successful and that he agreed with Brnabic to visit Serbia again.
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