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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

Exceptional cooperation of Serbia, Hungary during pandemic

Horgos, 23 April 2020

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said that as of today, citizens of Serbia and Hungary who live within 50 kilometres of the border can start crossing again the border between the two countries at three crossings.

Dacic, who met with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Peter Szijjarto at the Horgos border crossing, explained that the Serbian government made this decision yesterday and that people who live near the border and work across the border or have their property and relatives there will be allowed to cross it.

The First Deputy Prime Minister underlined that the goal is to enable normal life as much as possible, while at the same time respecting the existing restrictions and all expert advice of epidemiologists.

He stressed that relations between Serbia and Hungary have never been better, noting that this has been especially seen during the coronavirus pandemic, when Hungary has greatly helped our country, especially when it comes to organising the return of Serbian nationals.

Dacic said that both countries are preparing to further strengthen economic and strategic cooperation after the epidemic, expressing satisfaction that last year's foreign trade amounted to more than €1.7 billion.

It is important to say that Hungary has emerged as Serbia’s third economic partner within the EU and its sixth trade partner, which is an improvement in relation to the previous period, the First Deputy Prime Minister underlined.

Szijjarto explained that this measure means that farmers who work their land within the zone of 50 kilometres from the state border can use three open border crossings, Roszke-Horgos, Kelebija and Hercegszanto–Backi Breg.