Vucevic with Hill: Strengthening relations between Serbia and the USA

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Milos Vucevic pointed out today in a conversation with the Ambassador of the United States of America, Christopher Hill, that the visits of high-ranking delegations of the United States in the previous period indicated the strengthening of relations between Serbia and America.

Minister Vucevic thanked the US Embassy for its influence in calming the situation in the north of Kosovo and Metohija.

In the conversation, the joint position regarding the necessity of constituting the Community of Serb-majority Municipalities was particularly emphasized, as a precondition for the further continuation of the negotiation process, the Ministry of Defense of Serbia announced.

US Ambassador Christopher Hill pointed out that the US is a reliable partner of Serbia with special emphasis on cooperation in the field of defense.

He emphasized that the US Embassy, for its part, will do everything to ensure that the high-level delegations of Serbia, during their visit to the US, fully fulfill the objectives of the visit and are accepted at the highest level.

Ambassador Hill pointed out that the USA hopes to soon continue cooperation in the segment related to joint exercise activities and added that the USA is ready to help the process of equipping the Serbian Armed Forces.

Vucevic informed the ambassador about the next activities of Serbian officials, which would be directed towards the further improvement of bilateral relations, and which would be implemented in Serbia and the USA.

In this sense, he particularly emphasized the upcoming visit of the Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, General Milan Mojsilovic, to the Ohio National Guard in Columbus and the Joint Command of the US Armed Forces in Washington.