Vucic welcomes von der Leyen at ceremony outside Palace of Serbia

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic welcomed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a ceremony outside the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade.

Von der Leyen, who has arrived on a two-day working visit to Serbia, was also greeted by Serbian FM Marko Djuric and Minister for European Integration Tanja Miscevic.

Vucic and von der Leyen are holding a tete-a-tete meeting at the Palace of Serbia, to be followed by plenary discussions between Serbian and EU delegations headed by Vucic and von der Leyen.

Vucic and von der Leyen will then speak at a press conference.

Serbian PM Milos Vucevic will also meet with von der Leyen at the Palace of Serbia at 3.30 pm.