Djuric: Strengthening ties with US among Serbia's foreign policy priorities

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with US Ambassador to Belgrade Christopher Hill on Thursday to outline the foreign policy priorities of Serbia's new government, which he noted included strengthening the cooperation with the US.

Djuric said bilateral political, economic and cultural ties had seen a positive transformation in recent years.

"The significant advancement of Serbia-US relations is a direct reflection of Serbia's strengthened global position - first as the regional leader and then also as a trusted partner in the international sphere. We intend to especially step up that policy of creating of friendships and partnerships in the coming period," Djuric said.

He said the partnership with the US rested upon not only regular high-level political dialogue but also upon constantly finding new economic and investment opportunities opening up new paths to strengthening the ties between the two peoples.

Djuric said the work of a US-Serbia business council, established last year, was greatly contributing to that goal.

He said the annual volume of Serbia-US bilateral trade was at a record-high 1.2 bln dollars for two consecutive years and that the US was the number one market for Serbian ICT services exports.