Vucic in Georgia: Bilateral Ties Getting Ever Better, Serbia to Open Embassy in Tbilisi

Aleksandar Vucic (BETAPHOTO/Milan Ilic)

Serbia will open an embassy in Georgia and sign a free trade agreement, it was announced during a joint news conference of Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who is paying an official visit to Georgia.

Vucic said that bilateral relations between Belgrade and Tbilisi were getting ever better and that the volume of bilateral trade in the first four months of 2026 grew by 36.4 percent.

Commenting on the free trade agreement, he said that this would be “a platform for accelerated development of economic ties” of Belgrade and Tbilisi and that he hoped Prime Minister Kobakhidze would visit Belgrade this year, when the agreement is to be signed.

“I am very grateful to Prime Minister Kobakhidze and President Kavelashvili for making the decision for Georgia to take part in the EXPO 2027. It is very important for us to open an embassy in Tbilisi, which will take place before Kobakhidze’s visit to our country. I believe the Georgian side will open an embassy in Belgrade,” Vucic stated.

He further stated that he discussed European integration with Kobakhidze and that Serbia and Georgia would “help one another” in that context.

“Despite all the attempts of many external factors to bring Georgia down and diminish its capacities in the future, Georgia has successfully resisted and has done something that few in the world have. To have such a growth rate of the gross domestic product is almost unbelievable. I congratulate you on that,” Vucic said.

Kobakhidze stated that Serbia and Georgia shared “centuries of Christian past and joint values” and that Vucic’s visit was “a turning point” in cooperation between them.

“Nowadays, when modern world politics is faced with a shortage of leaders, Serbia has an exceptional leader who cares for the sovereignty and independence of Serbia, makes it stronger and does everything to protect it. It is worth mentioning that this is the first Serbian presidential visit to Georgia, which can be viewed as a turning point for our bilateral relations and I am convinced that it will serve as an additional incentive for the two countries to deepen cooperation,” Kobakhidze stated.