PM Krivokapić meets with President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić

Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić, who is paying his first official visit to Belgrade at the invitation of Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Ana Brnabić, met with President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić.

The visit of the Prime Minister of Montenegro to Serbia represents a positive impulse for intensifying cooperation between the two countries, but also a clear signal to the international community that there is capacity in the region to overcome possible open issues through dialogue and common interests.

PM Krivokapić thanked for the hospitality and warm welcome and emphasised that Montenegro wants the best relations with Serbia and a common future in the European Union.

President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić said that Montenegro is the closest country to Serbia. He expressed the expectation that in the future, meetings between officials of the two countries will be more frequent.

The officials discussed the current economic opportunities and challenges in terms of economic recovery in the Western Balkan countries and the region as a whole. President Vučić pointed out that both countries are facing energy challenges, and that in that sense it is necessary to prepare a serious strategy for overcoming those challenges.

PM Krivokapić expressed his belief that the relations between Montenegro and Serbia, in terms of economic cooperation, will intensify in the coming period and as such contribute to the post-pandemic economic recovery and stabilization of opportunities. In that sense, investments from Serbia are more than welcome.

We are determined to work on raising living standards as a basic precondition for further progress. In that context, we have prepared a plan for economic recovery "Europe Now", and in parallel we must work on strengthening the infrastructure, in order to ensure the diversification of economic activities, reduce import dependence and create high-quality jobs, said the Prime Minister.

The mutual need for the realization of the idea of holding joint sessions of the two governments, in order to intensify economic relations between the two countries, was emphasised.

The importance of the construction of the motorway was also emphasised, and Prime Minister Krivokapić expressed the clear intention of Montenegro to continue with the construction of the remaining sections of the motorway, up to the border with Serbia.

President Vučić said that Serbia will certainly complete the section of the motorway to Duga Poljana, as well as that it will work on the modernization of its part of the Belgrade-Bar railway.

The meeting assessed that both countries are committed to European integration, and that the exchange of experience and support of neighboring countries is of key importance for the continuation of the integration process.

The meeting ended with the desire to further strengthen cooperation between Montenegro and Serbia in all fields in the interest of the citizens of both countries and our common European future.