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Serbia will soon have 300,000 vaccines from the Covax programme

Belgrade/Berlin, 4 March 2021

Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Selakovic stated today in Berlin, after talks with German Minister of Foreign Affairs Heike Maas, that Serbia will soon receive 300,000 vaccines from the Covax programme.

Selakovic, who is on a two-day visit to Germany, said at a joint press conference with his German colleague that one of the topics of the meeting was the fight against coronavirus.

The Minister conveyed that the issue of relations between Belgrade and Pristina and dialogue in order to normalise relations were also discussed today, presenting the position of Serbia and expressing support for EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajcak.

According to him, the essence of Belgrade's position on the issue of relations with Pristina is that a compromise is necessary, which implies a serious approach so that neither side would get everything, but that both would get enough.

He pointed out that during the meeting, they also talked about the European integration of Serbia, the necessity of maintaining the reform course in the field of the rule of law, as well as the freedom of the media.

I asked for an approach that will imply a lot of concrete things, because the reforms were always successful when we encountered openness in communication and when our attention was drawn to things that should change, Selakovic emphasized.

According to him, a more obvious opening of the European perspective to the countries of the Western Balkans, a region that geographically, culturally and mentally belongs to the European family, is needed.

Selakovic also stated that the economic cooperation between Serbia and Germany is excellent, emphasising that 67,000 people work in German companies in Serbia, and that the goal is to reach the number of 100,000.

Maas announced that more than a million vaccines will be delivered to the Western Balkans within the Covax program, emphasizing that the European Union has decided to provide support to the region in the amount of €12 million.

He also emphasised that Germany takes the European perspective of all countries in the region seriously, noting that Berlin believes that Serbia belongs to the EU.

Maas assessed that our country has set very ambitious goals, that the pro-European course is important, encouraging Belgrade to continue implementing reforms.