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Close cooperation between Serbia and Hungary in all fields

Belgrade/Szeged, 6 April 2022

Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Selakovic met today in Szeged with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Peter Szijjarto and pointed to the importance of support which the two countries offer to each other in these complex times.

Speaking at a joint press conference, Selakovic stated that Serbia and Hungary will continue cooperation based on mutual understanding and support.

In the uncertain and not at all easy circumstances in which we find ourselves, loud readiness and support we provide to each other are of key importance, Selakovic pointed out and added that close cooperation in all fields and concrete results testify to the true friendship of our two countries.

He highlighted our excellent economic and trade cooperation, which amounted to €2.290 billion last year, and especially pointed out that, according to the data available, in the first two months of this year it amounted to €839.7 million, which made Hungary our second-largest foreign trade partner.

Selakovic also announced that more work will be done on increasing the presence of Serbian companies in Hungary, but also on a joint presence on third markets.

Szijjarto stated that a lot has been done in recent years to create a historical friendship between the two peoples and two countries instead of historical enmity, and that both Serbia and Hungary benefit from that friendship.

Citing the joint infrastructure projects of Serbia and Hungary, Szijjarto underlined that these are all chapters of our cooperation that will become part of the history book when Serbia's integration into the EU is completed, and that Serbia should already have been admitted to the EU.

It is completely clear that peace and stability are needed in the region. That cannot be achieved in any other way except by Serbia's accession to the EU, Szijjarto concluded.