Dutch FM meets with Serbian counterpart, deputy PM

BELGRADE Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans and Serbian Foreign Minister Serbia Ivan Mrkic had a meeting in Belgrade late on Tuesday. They discussed a “common European future” for the two countries, stressing that there are no outstanding issues between them. Dutch FM meets with Serbian counterpart, deputy PM “I informed Minister Timmermans about our plans concerning the negotiations with the European Union and the course of our talks with Pristina. The Netherlands supports the policy pursued by Serbia and views efforts made by this government positively. We discussed bilateral relations only in brief, as they are steadily improving,” Mrkic said after the meeting. Mrkic said that there is much room for improvement in the area of economic cooperation, and Timmermans agreed on that, pledging to urge Dutch investors to invest in Serbia, particularly in its agriculture sector, much more. "I believe firmly in the European future for Serbia and the process of negotiations that has started and that will end up in Serbia’s membership of the EU," Timmermans said. It will be good for both Serbia and Europe and I am pleased that we can talk about our common European future, he added. He expressed satisfaction about the achievements of the Serbian government in the past year, stressing that the Netherlands strongly supports these efforts. When it comes to Belgrade’s negotiations with Pristina, the Dutch foreign minister said that Belgrade and Pristina "should put the past behind them and become partners in a common Europe," and the Netherlands offers them strong support in doing so. (Tanjug) EU integration,economic cooperation Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic conferred with Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Frans Timmermans on Serbia's European integration and the results achieved on the EU path so far. Minister Timmermans said that over the past year, Serbia considerably accelerated its EU integration process. Vucic "thanked the Netherlands on its support in the process of Serbia's European integration" and informed Timmermans about the forthcoming reforms in the judiciary and economy. They agreed that there is room for further expansion of economic cooperation and particularly for the arrival of a greater number of Dutch investors, the Serbian government said. Timmermans promised to bring a numerous Dutch business delegation to Serbia early next year so that they could find out more about the possibilities for improvement of investments and cooperation, especially in terms of agriculture. Tanjug

Dutch FM meets with Serbian counterpart, deputy PM

“I informed Minister Timmermans about our plans concerning the negotiations with the European Union and the course of our talks with Priština. The Netherlands supports the policy pursued by Serbia and views efforts made by this government positively. We discussed bilateral relations only in brief, as they are steadily improving,” Mrkić said after the meeting.

Mrkić said that there is much room for improvement in the area of economic cooperation, and Timmermans agreed on that, pledging to urge Dutch investors to invest in Serbia, particularly in its agriculture sector, much more.

"I believe firmly in the European future for Serbia and the process of negotiations that has started and that will end up in Serbia’s membership of the EU," Timmermans said.

It will be good for both Serbia and Europe and I am pleased that we can talk about our common European future, he added.

He expressed satisfaction about the achievements of the Serbian government in the past year, stressing that the Netherlands strongly supports these efforts.

When it comes to Belgrade’s negotiations with Priština, the Dutch foreign minister said that Belgrade and Priština "should put the past behind them and become partners in a common Europe," and the Netherlands offers them strong support in doing so.

EU integration,economic cooperation

Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić conferred with Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Frans Timmermans on Serbia's European integration and the results achieved on the EU path so far.

Minister Timmermans said that over the past year, Serbia considerably accelerated its EU integration process.

Vučić "thanked the Netherlands on its support in the process of Serbia's European integration" and informed Timmermans about the forthcoming reforms in the judiciary and economy.

They agreed that there is room for further expansion of economic cooperation and particularly for the arrival of a greater number of Dutch investors, the Serbian government said.

Timmermans promised to bring a numerous Dutch business delegation to Serbia early next year so that they could find out more about the possibilities for improvement of investments and cooperation, especially in terms of agriculture.