Brnabic: Serbia wants to develop and expand economic ties with Israel

BELGRADE - At a meeting with Israeli FM Eli Cohen in Belgrade, Serbian PM Ana Brnabic noted that Serbia-Israel relations were based on "close historic ties between Serbs and Jews."

According to a government statement, Brnabic said Israel was Serbia's most important external trade partner in the Middle East and its fourth most significant on the Asian continent.

She added that Serbia wanted to keep developing and expanding its economic ties with Israel, which she said included boosting the volume of bilateral trade.

The parties reviewed areas offering the greatest opportunities for cooperation, including innovative economy, science, education, the IT sector, energy, business and agriculture.

Cohen thanked the Serbian authorities and the people of Serbia for preserving the places of suffering of Jews and expressed a desire for advancement of Serbia-Israel cooperation, inviting Brnabic to visit Israel.