Brnabic meets with Chollet

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic met with US State Department Counsellor Derek Chollet in Belgrade on Thursday.

Brnabic thanked the US for its open and constructive approach to open issues in the region and, in particular, for its constructive role in maintaining peace in the region, the Serbian government said in a statement released after the meeting.

She said she hoped 2023 would be a year of a more stable period, unlike last year, which she said had been one of instability and provocations caused by unilateral moves by the interim Pristina institutions.

Brnabic said maintaining peace and stability was Serbia's priority.

Speaking about Belgrade-Pristina relations, Brnabic said Serbia remained committed to peace and stability and that, as in the past, it would continue to maintain a constructive approach through dialogue.

Brnabic and Chollet agreed that defence cooperation between the two countries was very good, citing the cooperation between the Serbian Armed Forces and the Ohio National Guard as a good example of successful military-military cooperation.

They also discussed cooperation in energy and the economy.

Brnabic noted the significance of cooperation with and investments by US IT companies and said they represented great potential for overall development of Serbia, especially in view of the fact the US was the largest export market for Serbian IT services.

The meeting was also attended by Serbian Deputy PM and Defence Minister Milos Vucevic, the statement said.