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Economic, political relations of Serbia, Sweden on the rise

Belgrade, 19 April 2023

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic stated today, at a joint press conference with Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden Tobias Billström, that it is Serbia’s wish to develop better bilateral relations with this country.

Assessing that the two countries have very good political relations, Dacic said that an agreement was reached to hold bilateral meetings of the ministers of foreign affairs every year and that this should be a constant incentive for the further development of our relations.

Serbia is very proud of the fact that the two countries have better and better economic relations and cooperation, he said, and in that context expressed his gratitude to Sweden for the incentive funds that we received from that country in the previous period for various development projects.

He also stated that approximately 130,000 citizens of Serbia live in Sweden, who can be a link between our two countries.

When it comes to the dialogue on Kosovo and Metohija, Dacic reiterated that Serbia is asking for the formation of the Community of Serb Municipalities to be the first step, a decisive and determining condition for the implementation of the European proposal for the normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Pristina.

Today is 10 years since the signing of the Brussels Agreement, which I signed then as Prime Minister of Serbia and in which the formation of the Community of Serb Municipalities was agreed for the first time. Ten years later, what was the first point in the Brussels Agreement, i.e. the formation of the Community of Serb Municipalities, is under a big question mark, said the First Deputy Prime Minister.

What is indisputable is that we will continue with reforms for EU membership. I think it is in Serbia's interest to apply EU standards when it comes to human rights, freedoms, democracy, reforms in various areas of society, including the system of the rule of law, media freedom and others, said Dacic.

Billström pointed out that the welcome he received in Belgrade is a reflection of the strong ties between Serbia and Sweden.

He reiterated that he discussed with Dacic the negotiation process between Belgrade and Pristina, the European proposal for the normalisation of relations, as well as a series of other bilateral issues, including economic ones.