Vucic with Larcher: We appreciate the active approach of France in the Brussels dialogue

The President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, met today with the President of the Senate of the Republic of France, Gerard Larcher, with whom he discussed the improvement of Serbian-French cooperation, the situation in the region and Kosovo, as well as Serbia's European path.

As stated in the announcement of the Presidency, Vucic also informed Larcher about the latest developments in the situation in Kosovo and pointed out that Belgrade remained fully committed to dialogue as the only mechanism for finding a compromise solution, as well as maintaining peace and stability in the region.

"We appreciate France's active approach and expect understanding for our position to implement all existing agreements, and above all, the part related to the formation of the Community of Serb-majority Municipalities, which is of key importance for the security and normal life of the Serbian community in Kosovo and Metohija," Vucic emphasized, thanking France, and especially President Emmanuel Macron, for the attention it paid to Serbia and the Western Balkans region.

The officials agreed that relations between Serbia and France were developing intensively and that economic cooperation was showing excellent results, which was a clear indication of France's interest in a long-term and thorough presence in our country.

"Our economic cooperation is developing very dynamically in various spheres and is characterized by an ever-increasing trade exchange of goods and services, as well as significant investments by French companies in the Serbian economy, which in recent years have been extended to the capital infrastructure projects realization. Some of them have a project of national importance status.," Vucic pointed out, adding that he expected the realization of new French investments in Serbia in the coming period.

Larcher said in his statement that it was evident that the sincere friendship and trust that Presidents Macron and Vucic have built between them translated into a strategic partnership between the two countries, pointing out that this was already visible upon landing at the Belgrade airport, which was being reconstructed by the French company Vinci Airports.

As added in the statement, Vucic thanked the president of the French Senate for the visit, pointing out that it was the best indicator of the continuity of the political dialogue between the two countries, especially bearing in mind that France was one of the most important political and economic partners of Serbia, with which we are firmly bound by friendship and historical closeness.

Speaking about Serbia's European integration, Vucic also thanked France for its support of Serbia on its European path. The French official pointed out that Serbia's European path had no alternative, expressing readiness to speed up its dynamics.