(BETAPHOTO/MILAN ILIC)
Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker stated in Belgrade on Aug. 13 that he would provide all possible support to Serbia’s reform process on the EU path, but that this process was valued according to results.
“The greater the progress, the greater the steps toward the European Union,” he told reporters after a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. Serbia and Austria are connected by common history and people, he stated.
“The Serb community is Austria includes more than 300,000 people; they are an important segment of our society and it cannot be imagined without them. Accordingly, our economic relations are a strong foundation of partnership. Austria is the third largest investor (in Serbia) with more than 800 companies, providing around 25,000 jobs,” the chancellor pointed out.
Stocker stressed that stability in the Western Balkans was important for Austria and the EU and that it was important to protect the region from destabilization attempts. Stocker visited Belgrade on Aug. 13 and met with Prime Minister Djuro Macut and then with President Vucic.
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