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Serbia fully committed to reform process, EU membership

Belgrade/Brussels, 22 May 2023

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic spoke today in Brussels with Chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee David McAllister about current events in Europe and the region, European integration of Serbia and the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the Foreign Affairs Council of the EU, where Dacic is participating in the working lunch of the ministers of foreign affairs of the European Union with the ministers of foreign affairs of the Western Balkans.

On that occasion, Dacic reiterated the position that membership in the European Union remains Serbia's strategic goal, as well as one of the main foreign policy priorities.

He underlined that Serbia remains fully committed to the reform process and the improvement of all spheres of our society, as well as the further development of regional cooperation, which directly contributes to the building of mutual trust, the process of reconciliation and encourages overall development on our way to full membership in the EU.

When it comes to our progress on the European path, McAllister positively assessed the reform process, as well as the steps taken by the Government of Serbia to harmonise its visa policy with the EU, but he also emphasised the importance of further harmonisation of foreign and security policy.

In this context, Dacic said that our country has no problem with harmonising with EU policies in the part that does not harm our national interests.

Speaking about the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, the interlocutors reached an agreement that dialogue and compliance with the commitments undertaken is the only way to achieve long-term peace and stability, while Dacic emphasised that for Serbia, this means, above all, the formation of the Community of Serb Municipalities.