Vucic welcomes Erdogan outside Palace of Serbia

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Friday welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan outside the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade with the highest state honours.

The welcoming ceremony included a guard of honour and the playing of the national anthems of Turkey and Serbia.

Erdogan was also greeted by PM Milos Vucevic and government ministers.

The welcoming ceremony was followed by a meeting between the two presidents, who will afterwards chair a fourth session of a high council for cooperation between Serbia and Turkey.

At 1 pm, Vucic and Erdogan will attend the ceremonial signing of bilateral agreements and then speak to reporters.

They will also participate in a Serbia-Turkey business forum, scheduled for 4 pm.

Welcoming Erdogan at the Nikola Tesla Airport on Thursday evening, Vucic said his visit to Belgrade was another opportunity to strengthen the friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries.