Foreign minister hold talks in Belgrade

Belgrade, September 9 (MTI) – Hungary and Serbia are today close strategic allies which was “entirely unimaginable” a few years ago, Hungary’s foreign minister said after talks in Belgrade on Friday.

Péter Szijjártó held talks with Ivica Dacic, his Serbian counterpart, and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.

Serbia’s EU integration is in Hungary’s national security and economic interest, he said, adding that Hungary will therefore advocate that the EU should conclude Serbia’s accession talks by 2020.

It was agreed that the Serbian foreign minister will pay a visit to Hungary on Oct. 2-3, the first one to an EU member state since his government took office in August.

The two sides agreed that the two countries would hold a joint government session this autumn in south Serbia, and that the Hungarian-Serbian mixed economic committee would hold a regular session before Oct. 15, Szijjártó said.