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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

Dialogue, normalisation of relations crucial for regional stability

Belgrade/Brussels, 18 May 2021

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said tonight that during her talks with European officials in Brussels today she underlined that Serbia is ready for dialogue which is in the best interest of both Belgrade and Pristina and the entire region.

Brnabic, who is on an official visit to Brussels, where she will attend a working dinner for the leaders of the Western Balkans, talked today with EU Special Representative for Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue Miroslav Lajcak and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and European Commission Vice President Josep Borrell.

She also met with Rapporteur of the European Parliament for Serbia Vladimir Bilchik and Chair of the Delegation of the European Parliament for Cooperation with Serbia Tanja Fajon.

In a statement for the press after the above-mentioned meetings, the Prime Minister emphasised that dialogue and normalisation of relations are one of the things on which regional stability depends.

Brnabic said that there is frustration in the EU because the first meeting within the mentioned dialogue was postponed because of Pristina, and added that she hopes that the first meeting will be scheduled in June.

She stated that she had constructive meetings with members of the European Parliament, at which she discussed, among other things, the reforms that Serbia should implement on its way to the European Union.

The Prime Minister pointed out that reforms in the area of rule of law, implementation of ODIR recommendations, inter-party dialogue and dialogue with Pristina were discussed.

She said that at the upcoming working dinner, organised by Borrell, regional cooperation and the investment plan for the Western Balkans will be looked at.

Speaking about the rule of law, she pointed out that Serbia has done a lot in that area and that it is an absolute priority in this mandate.

The Prime Minister recalled that the process of constitutional reforms has begun, announcing that she will hold a meeting tomorrow with Speaker of the Serbian parliament Ivica Dacic and Minister of Justice Maja Popovic.

As for the media, the Prime Minister recalled that the Media Strategy and the action plan for its implementation were adopted.

We are working a lot and I hope that this non-paper in the area of the rule of law will be better than it was before, I expect a better report.

We will continue to work because we are doing it for the sake of our citizens, and that is how we will get closer to the EU, the Prime Minister stated.