Serbia’s newly appointed Foreign Minister and former Ambassador to the US Marko Djuric held talks in Belgrade with US Ambassador Christopher Hill on strengthening bilateral cooperation, which, as reported, is one of the new government’s priorities.

“Having presented the priorities of the new government’s foreign policy orientation, which includes strengthening cooperation with the US, Djuric assessed that political, economic, and cultural relations between the two countries have seen a positive transformation in recent years,” said the Serbian Foreign Ministry.

“The notable progress in Serbia-US relations directly mirrors Serbia’s strengthened global position – first as a regional leader and then also as a trusted partner in the international sphere. We intend to especially step up that policy of creating of friendships and partnerships in the coming period,” Djuric said.

The Minister said the partnership with the US rests upon not only regular high-level political dialogue but also upon constantly finding new economic and investment opportunities opening up new paths to strengthening the ties between the two peoples.

The Ministry added that the annual volume of Serbia-US bilateral trade was at a record-high 1.2 bln dollars for two consecutive years and that the US was the number one market for Serbian ICT services exports.