Vucic receives Italian minister Ciriani

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Italian Minister for Parliamentary Relations Luca Ciriani in Belgrade on Thursday to discuss advancement of bilateral relations and deepening the economic ties between Serbia and Italy, and thanked Italy for supporting Serbia on its EU path.

"A very good discussion with Minister Luca Ciriani about further advancement of bilateral relations between Serbia and Italy, which are based on traditional friendship, mutual respect and close cooperation between our peoples," Vucic posted on Instagram after the meeting with Ciriani.

Thanking Italy for supporting Serbia on the EU path, Vucic added that they had exchanged views on possibilities for boosting political dialogue and deepening the economic ties.

He noted that Italy was an important economic partner of Serbia and that developing the cooperation further was a shared interest of the two countries.

"The minister conveyed to me the greetings of Council of Ministers President Giorgia Meloni, and I asked him to convey my deepest regards to her. I am confident we will continue to build firm relations in the interest of our citizens," Vucic posted.