Dacic with Nuland: We are ready to consider all initiatives of international representatives on the normalization of relations with Pristina

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Dacic met with the Under Secretary for Political Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, Victoria Nuland, on the sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial Meeting in Łódź, Poland. On that occasion he underlined that Serbia is ready to consider all initiatives coming from international representatives regarding the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, Blic reports.

"Belgrade remains fully committed to the dialogue," Dacic added, noting that he insists that all obligations from the agreements reached so far be implemented, because otherwise participation in the dialogue loses its meaning.

Dacic also expressed gratitude for Washington's continued support for Serbia's path to full membership in the EU, which is one of Serbia's prioritized foreign policy goals and its strategic commitment. However, he noted that Serbia was opposed to the progress of Serbia's European integration being linked to progress within the dialogue with Pristina, bearing in mind that progress in the process does not depend solely on our side.

Dacic and Nuland discussed the state of bilateral relations between the two countries and agreed that work should be done to intensify the political dialogue.

Minister Dacic pointed out that the strategic dialogue between Serbia and the USA, proposed by the Serbian side, would send a strong message to Serbia and its citizens about current relations, and at the same time, the bilateral dialogue between the two countries would get a clearer structure.

The interlocutors agreed to work on strengthening regional peace and stability. They pointed out that economic interests and progress conditioned Serbia’s constructive approach to all regional issues and such an approach could only be achieved within a stable environment for which the additional US investments would be significant.