Vucic: Serbia is reliable partner to Germany

BERLIN - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday Serbia would do its best to be a reliable partner to Germany, while Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that the relations between the two countries were very good and that Vucic's visit helped further improve the cooperation.

Vucic pointed out he and Merkel had discussed many important regional issues, underscoring that Serbia wanted even more German investments in the Balkans and in Serbia.

Of course, Serbia wants as many German companies as possible to come to the country and is working on reforms and the necessary laws at an accelerated pace, he noted.

Serbia will be a symbol of stability and Germany should expect no problems from Serbia, he told a news conference, adding that his country would foster good relations with all its neighbours.

Germany is the largest and most important country to Serbia in the entire EU, and while Serbia is too small to be a partner to Germany, it does wish to be its ally, Vucic remarked.

He thanked Merkel for the help Germany provided during the recent floods in Serbia.

Merkel stated she was pleased Vucic had come to Berlin, adding that they had discussed the situation in Serbia and the country's prospects.

The relations between the two nations are good, she affirmed, adding that around 400,000 Serbs lived in Germany and that Germany was one of Serbia's most important trade partners, making economic cooperation an important topic of the meeting.

Merkel says Vucic informed her of his intentions to implement important reforms and listed battle against corruption and transparency as priorities.

Merkel on her part informed Vucic that an increase in German economic...