Serbian officials meet with Britain's Hague

BELGRADE British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Thursday in Belgrade that Serbia has shown full responsibility and seriousness. He also stated that he is very optimistic about its expectation that it will get a date for opening accession talks with the EU from the European Council towards the end of June. Serbian officials meet with Britain's Hague In a meeting with his Serbian counterpart Ivan Mrkic, Hague said the Serbian leadership has done precisely what it said it would do over the last few months of intensive talks, and that Brussels and all EU member countries have recognized this. This has created a very favorable impression of Serbia and its efforts related to the EU accession process, he said. Mrkic informed Hague about all the activities Serbia is undertaking in the implementation of its agreement with Pristina, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a release. The Serbian foreign minister noted that it needs to be understood that the quality and content of the implemented measures is more important than the speed of their enactment. Hague and Mrkic also talked about the ministerial meeting of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) set to take place on Friday in Macedonia, with Hague welcoming the decision to go forward with the event. The ministerial meeting was supposed to precede a SEECP summit planned for this weekend, which was canceled after three countries - Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Romania - objected to an invitation for Kosovo. Meanwhile, the presidents of Albania and Croatia announced they would not take part since Kosovo is not invited. (Tanjug) "Serbia has met all conditions" Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday during a meeting with UK Foreign Secretary William Hague that Serbia has meet all conditions for getting a start date for EU entry talks, while the UK official called for an effective implementation of the Brussels agreement. “After being granted the date and creating a more favorable climate, we hope for a greater number of investments from the United Kingdom,” Vucic said, and his office announced in a release. At the start of the meeting, Hague said that he came to give an encouragement to Serbia's progress toward the EU. The UK foreign secretary welcomed the progress in normalizing relations between Belgrade and Pristina, and called for an effective implementation of the Brussels deal. The progress on the ground will be a guarantee for further advancement along the path toward EU membership, as well as security and stability for citizens of Serbia, Hague underscored. Tanjug

Serbian officials meet with Britain's Hague

In a meeting with his Serbian counterpart Ivan Mrkić, Hague said the Serbian leadership has done precisely what it said it would do over the last few months of intensive talks, and that Brussels and all EU member countries have recognized this.

This has created a very favorable impression of Serbia and its efforts related to the EU accession process, he said.

Mrkić informed Hague about all the activities Serbia is undertaking in the implementation of its agreement with Priština, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a release.

The Serbian foreign minister noted that it needs to be understood that the quality and content of the implemented measures is more important than the speed of their enactment.

Hague and Mrkić also talked about the ministerial meeting of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) set to take place on Friday in Macedonia, with Hague welcoming the decision to go forward with the event.

The ministerial meeting was supposed to precede a SEECP summit planned for this weekend, which was canceled after three countries - Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Romania - objected to an invitation for Kosovo.

Meanwhile, the presidents of Albania and Croatia announced they would not take part since Kosovo is not invited.

"Serbia has met all conditions"

Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić said on Thursday during a meeting with UK Foreign Secretary William Hague that Serbia has meet all conditions for getting a start date for EU entry talks, while the UK official called for an effective implementation of the Brussels agreement.

“After being granted the date and creating a more favorable climate, we hope for a greater number of investments from the United Kingdom,” Vučić said, and his office announced in a release.

At the start of the meeting, Hague said that he came to give an encouragement to Serbia's progress toward the EU.

The UK foreign secretary welcomed the progress in normalizing relations between Belgrade and Priština, and called for an effective implementation of the Brussels deal.

The progress on the ground will be a guarantee for further advancement along the path toward EU membership, as well as security and stability for citizens of Serbia, Hague underscored.