Djuric: Good news from Brussels, we are prepared for progress on EU path

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric said on Tuesday the announcement that the EU Council of Ministers had approved a letter inviting Serbia to submit its negotiation positions for Chapters 16 and 19 under Cluster 3 of its EU accession talks was good news and that Serbia was prepared for further progress on the European path.

"Good news from Brussels! The hard work Serbia has invested, particularly over the last three months, is finally bearing fruit. We are fully prepared for further progress on our European path, and I thank the EU member states for acknowledging our efforts and commitment," Djuric wrote in a post on X.

Earlier, Hungarian Ambassador to the EU Balint Odor said that, on behalf of the Council of the EU, he had signed the letter inviting Serbia to submit its negotiation positions for the two chapters.

"A major step that boosts Serbia’s accession talks and the enlargement process - a key priority of the Hungarian EU presidency," Odor wrote on X.

On Monday evening, EU ambassadors reached an agreement on sending the letter to Serbia, which is the first step in the procedure of opening Cluster 3.