"Good relations with Britain in Serbia's interest"

LONDON Prime Minister Ivica Dacic has said that Serbia has a strategic interest in restoring good relations with Britain "because it needs strong allies in the West." “It is certainly one of Serbia’s strategic interests to see the good political relations with Great Britain renewed, just as it was the case in many of the political events at the beginning and middle of the last century,” Dacic said in London after a meeting he had with British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. "Good relations with Britain in Serbia's interest" “I think that political consultations should be taking place more often so as to avoid situations such as right now, with Germany and the United Kingdom submitting non-papers concerning the negotiating framework” for Serbia’s EU membership talks, Dacic said, adding that “these kinds of issues should be resolved earlier, through direct agreements and consultations with London itself.” Pointing out that "Great Britain has been a very important historical partner for Serbia," Dacic said that he spoke with British officials about a possible visit to Belgrade by British Prime Minister David Cameron. "Great Britain is supporting Serbia on its European path unconditionally and opposes setting out any new requirements, insisting only that the commitments set out in the April 19 Brussels agreement be fully implemented, something that Serbia agrees on," Dacic said. Dacic stressed the importance of starting a new investment cycle, adding that the Serbian delegation in London discussed opportunities for investments in Serbia with a number of companies and banks. Dacic opened ‘Serbia Investment Day’, an investment conference discussing the emergence of Serbia as a major business destination, in London yesterday, and called on British investors to invest in Serbia. (Tanjug, file) Tanjug

"Good relations with Britain in Serbia's interest"

“I think that political consultations should be taking place more often so as to avoid situations such as right now, with Germany and the United Kingdom submitting non-papers concerning the negotiating framework” for Serbia’s EU membership talks, Dačić said, adding that “these kinds of issues should be resolved earlier, through direct agreements and consultations with London itself.”

Pointing out that "Great Britain has been a very important historical partner for Serbia," Dačić said that he spoke with British officials about a possible visit to Belgrade by British Prime Minister David Cameron.

"Great Britain is supporting Serbia on its European path unconditionally and opposes setting out any new requirements, insisting only that the commitments set out in the April 19 Brussels agreement be fully implemented, something that Serbia agrees on," Dačić said.

Dačić stressed the importance of starting a new investment cycle, adding that the Serbian delegation in London discussed opportunities for investments in Serbia with a number of companies and banks.

Dačić opened ‘Serbia Investment Day’, an investment conference discussing the emergence of Serbia as a major business destination, in London yesterday, and called on British investors to invest in Serbia.