Parliament speaker confers with EU foreign policy chief

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic has said on Monday in talks with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton that Serbia reached a consensus on EU integration as a foreign policy priority, noting that there is not a single party in the parliament that is against the country's EU accession.

Gojkovic underlined the importance of the timing of Ashton's visit to Serbia, straight after the constitution of the Serbian parliament and formation of the new government, saying that it gives a fresh momentum to Serbia along the EU integration path, the parliament speaker's office issued a release.

The parliament speaker thanked Ashton for her contribution to Serbia's EU integration process and efforts aimed at solving the issue of Kosovo-Metohija.

Gojkovic also pointed to the significance of the role of the parliament in EU entry talks.

Ashton said that she knows how important the parliament is in overcoming challenges facing Serbia, and that, given the efforts that the parliament put in passing the strategy for EU accession, she will rejoice at Serbia's progress.

Ashton said that it has been a privilege to work with politicians from Serbia on the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, and extended the best wishes of all the 28 member states to the parliament speaker and the government, the release reads.

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