Romania’s new Ambassador in Belgrade Silvia Davidoiu told Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic that she has a specific agenda in terms of joint infrastructure and energy projects, a press release from the president’s cabinet said on Wednesday following a presentation of her credentials.

It said that they agreed that the construction of a highway between the Serbian capital and the Romanian city of Timisoara is of top importance. The ambassador is quoted as saying that the highway is a priority project along with the construction of railway and gas inter-connector between the two countries. Davidoiu also proposed the forming of a joint chamber of commerce to bring the two countries’ business communities together.

She said that Romania advocates the expansion of the European Union to the Western Balkans and Vucic expressed appreciation for her country’s support for Serbia on the path to the EU.