Vucic meets with Pierce

NEW YORK - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met on Thursday in New York with the UK's special Western Balkans envoy Karen Pierce, noting that Serbia and the UK had a mutual interest in establishing strategic dialogue as an additional framework for cooperation on bilateral and regional issues, security and defence, the economy, energy and migration.

In a post on his buducnostsrbijeav Instagram account, Vucic wrote that he had a substantial discussion with Pierce about bilateral relations, Serbia's EU path and current regional affairs.

"We discussed the great potential for stronger business ties, new British investment and implementation of major infrastructure and energy projects. We exchanged views on the security situation in the Western Balkans, the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and other topics of significance for the region," Vucic noted, that Serbia remained committed to "preservation of peace and stability and resolution of outstanding issues by diplomatic means."

He added that he had thanked the UK for supporting Serbia's EU path.

"I expressed the belief we will continue to strengthen ties and create new opportunities for concrete cooperation," Vucic concluded.