UK, French ambassadors pledge support

The UK and French ambassadors have welcomed announcements that Serbian citizens will be able to travel to the EU visa-free, starting next year.

Izvor: FoNet

Wednesday, 17.06.2009.

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The UK and French ambassadors have welcomed announcements that Serbian citizens will be able to travel to the EU visa-free, starting next year. France will support Serbia in the visa liberalization process, while the UK commends all positive steps that Serbia takes on its path to the EU. UK, French ambassadors pledge support In the spirit of the agreement reached by French and Serbian Presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Boris Tadic, Serbia can hope for France’s backing both when it comes to the matter of visas and the unfreezing of the Interim Trade Agreement. “These are issues that are being discussed by the 27 member-states in Brussels. We will work within that framework. We’ll also effect direct contacts with some of our partners,“ said French Ambassador Jean-Francois Terral. “I’ve been the ambassador to Serbia for two years, and have been involved in the visa question for two years. What I can say is that I think we’ll reach that goal now,“ he said. The UK has also lent its support to the visa liberalization process. “Although the UK isn’t in the Schengen zone, which means we’re not directly involved in those talks, we understand how important the scrapping of visas is for Serbian citizens. Many young people in Serbia have never traveled abroad, and we know how important it is to enable them to do so,“ said UK Ambassador Stephen Wordsworth. “There are still a lot of technical matters to be addressed, new laws need to be applied, but, for the time being, the road map is heading in the right direction. Quite a bit has already been done and I hope that Serbian citizens will be traveling to the EU without visas by the end of the year,“ he said. Serbia and the UK have very close relations and enhanced corporation in fields such as combating organized crime, defense, education and scientific corporation, Wordsworth noted. Stephen Wordsworth (FoNet, archive)

UK, French ambassadors pledge support

In the spirit of the agreement reached by French and Serbian Presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Boris Tadić, Serbia can hope for France’s backing both when it comes to the matter of visas and the unfreezing of the Interim Trade Agreement.

“These are issues that are being discussed by the 27 member-states in Brussels. We will work within that framework. We’ll also effect direct contacts with some of our partners,“ said French Ambassador Jean-Francois Terral.

“I’ve been the ambassador to Serbia for two years, and have been involved in the visa question for two years. What I can say is that I think we’ll reach that goal now,“ he said.

The UK has also lent its support to the visa liberalization process.

“Although the UK isn’t in the Schengen zone, which means we’re not directly involved in those talks, we understand how important the scrapping of visas is for Serbian citizens. Many young people in Serbia have never traveled abroad, and we know how important it is to enable them to do so,“ said UK Ambassador Stephen Wordsworth.

“There are still a lot of technical matters to be addressed, new laws need to be applied, but, for the time being, the road map is heading in the right direction. Quite a bit has already been done and I hope that Serbian citizens will be traveling to the EU without visas by the end of the year,“ he said.

Serbia and the UK have very close relations and enhanced corporation in fields such as combating organized crime, defense, education and scientific corporation, Wordsworth noted.

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