Vucic meets with OSCE secretary-general

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with OSCE Secretary-General Feridun Sinirlioglu in Belgrade on Wednesday to discuss key issues related to Serbia-OSCE cooperation, implementation of Serbia's crucial reforms on the EU path and advancement of the electoral process.

"A good discussion with Secretary-General Sinirlioglu about key issues related to Serbia's cooperation with the OSCE and our foreign policy agenda and the global situation. We reviewed the current challenges in the region and worldwide, as well as the efforts we are making to continue to implement crucial reforms on our EU path," Vucic wrote in a post on his buducnostsrbijeav Instagram profile.

Vucic said Serbia was thankful to the OSCE for the continued support in reforms, especially in the fields of rule of law, human rights and democracy.

"Together with the OSCE, we are working on advancement of the electoral system and the legislative framework and, especially, on protection of national minority rights, which is extremely important to us," Vucic added.

During the meeting, Vucic noted the significance of preserving peace and stability in the region, as well as of continued dialogue and constructive cooperation in the Western Balkans.

"We also discussed the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and, in that context, we remain committed to further cooperation with the OSCE missions on the ground, including missions in Serbia and Kosovo-Metohija, as well as to their strengthening, so that they help the implementation of the key principles of respect for public international law," Vucic wrote in the post.

He noted that Serbia would continue to strongly support regional stability and constructive cooperation with all its neighbours as it believed that was a "foundation of our future progress and prosperity."