Pierre Cochard (BETAPHOTO/AMIR HAMZAGIC)
A deputy speaker of the Serbian parliament, Elvira Kovac, had talks with French Ambassador Pierre Cochard on Oct. 26 about Serbia's European integration and the current political situation in Europe and Serbia.
According to the statement of the parliament, Cochard said that France wanted the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue to continue and that it was important for both sides to fulfill the obligations stemming from the signed agreements, including those about the Community of Serb Municipalities, and to decisively commit to resolving the remaining issues.
Elvira Kovac, who is also the president of the Committee for European Integration, informed the ambasador that Tanja Miscevic would be the new minister for European integration. He welcomed that news, saying that she was a recognized expert in that field. Cochard underscored the excellent cooperation between Serbia and France, adding that France supported Serbia's European integration and that Serbia belonged in the EU.
Elvira Kovac stressed that Serbia clearly showed that its main foreign policy goal was full membership in this European community. She added, however, that this process had lasted for a long time and that the European Union was not sufficiently focused on the opening of new negotiation clusters for Serbia.
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