Vucic receives Blanar

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Slovak FM Juraj Blanar in Belgrade on Friday to discuss overall relations between the two traditionally close and friendly countries, advancement of economic cooperation and the Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija.

"I expressed gratitude for Slovakia's principled position regarding the preservation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Republic of Serbia, as well as for the support for our country's positions and stances in international organisations regarding Kosovo-Metohija," Vucic wrote in an Instagram post.

He added that the discussion with Blanar had also addressed an upcoming trilateral summit of Serbia, Slovakia and Hungary on the fight against illegal migration and that they had agreed that global security challenges needed to be confronted in a coordinated manner.

"I reiterated that EU membership is Serbia's strategic commitment and its foreign policy priority, and expressed special gratitude for the support Slovakia is providing to us on the path to full membership," Vucic wrote in the post.