National Assembly Speaker Meets with UK Special Envoy to Western Balkans

At the beginning of the meeting, Stuart Peach congratulated Ana Brnabic on being appointed National Assembly Speaker.

The National Assembly Speaker stressed that she would continue to work on advancing parliamentary cooperation with the UK for the duration her mandate, with a special focus on economic cooperation, as well as cooperation in the fields of energy, science and technology.

Speaker Brnabic informed Special Envoy Peach about the meeting she had concerning the implementation of the ODIHR recommendations aimed at advancing the election process and strengthening democracy in Serbia. Although no agreement was reached, the Speaker expressed her intention to continue, during her chairmanship of the parliament, trying to establish dialogue with the opposition.

Speaking of the normalisation of relations with Pristina, the Assembly Speaker emphasised Serbia's commitment to a peaceful resolution of all open issues and expressed readiness for constructive dialogue.

Peach restated that he supported the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, emphasising the importance of continuing the efforts to normalise the relations and reach a lasting peace because that is significant for the entire region.

Both sides agreed that the dynamics of cooperation and high-level visits should be continued with an undiminished intensity and expressed readiness to intensify bilateral relations.