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Serbia committed to values of Adriatic-Ionian Initiative

Belgrade, 27 May 2020

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic took part today in a video meeting of the Adriatic- Ionian Council of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative and a ministerial meeting of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region (EUSAIR).

Today’s meeting was co-chaired by Dacic and Minister of European Integration Jadranka Joksimovic and with it, the one-year chairmanship of Serbia of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative and EUSAIR has been ended.

Dacic presented the results achieved by Serbia during its chairmanship.

I want to confirm once more Serbia’s commitment to the values of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative and the corresponding Strategy, as part of which we implement activities that strengthen us, who are still not EU Member States, on that path, and those who are Member States make a better place for life, Dacic stated.

He also presented plans for Serbia’s further active participation in the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative and EUSAIR, especially bearing in mind that even after the end of its chairmanship, Serbia remains part of the “Trio of Presidency”.

Joksimovic highlighted the importance of the Adriatic-Ionian micro strategy to Serbia and other participating states from the Western Balkans, as one of the supporting formats of the Western Balkans’ approximation to the EU and the European integration process in general.

She pointed to the importance and dedication to the goals of the Strategy, especially in the post-pandemic period, bearing in mind that potential projects from this strategy can significantly mitigate consequences of the pandemic on the economies and societies of all participating states, whether they are full EU members or in the process of joining the EU.

As a country in the hinterland of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, Serbia paid special attention over the past year to the linking of the region in the field of transport and energy, promotion of the common cultural heritage that makes this region an attractive tourist destination and to a more intensive youth cooperation.