Serbia Signs Declaration Supporting Ukraine and Prepares for Major Energy Deal with the US
On the sidelines of the third Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit held on 9 October in Dubrovnik, Croatia, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic signed a final declaration, which, among other things, recognises the Russian war in Ukraine as ‘a crime against the Ukrainian people, a violation of international law, including the UN Charter, and a great threat to the peace, security and stability of South-Eastern Europe, the entire European continent and the world as a whole’. The text also reiterates the continued support for Ukraine and the maintenance of its independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty. The document reaffirms the signatories' determination to intensify joint efforts to ensure further progress and support for the partners from South Eastern Europe, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia on their path to the EU.
The next day, Aleksandar Vucic met with the US Under Secretary of the Department of Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, Jose Fernandez. After the meeting, he announced that an important energy contract between the two countries would be signed on Wednesday of next week. The President said that Foreign Minister Marko Djuric had signed a bilateral agreement on strategic cooperation in the energy sector with Fernandez.
He thanked Fernandez for visiting our country.
‘It is an honour, a privilege and an opportunity for us to discuss the most important or one of the most important aspects of our relations with the United States of America. And we had a good and long meaningful conversation,’ Vucic said.
He assured that Serbia's economic and trade exchange with the United States, despite the long distance between the countries, is making significant progress.
‘It has increased manifold compared to just a few years ago, and we expect that this year it will be the largest in history, exceeding $1.4 billion, and we estimate that in the first eight months it was almost 900 million euros,’ Vucic said.
He added that a number of important projects were also discussed at the meeting.