Kurz congratulates Serbia over positive EC report

BELGRADE- Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz congratulated Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday over the report of the European Commission (EC) on Serbia's progress which, as he said, has a positive score primarily in the implementation of reforms in the economy sector.

Following the talks with Vucic at a joint news conference in Belgrade, Kurz expressed satisfaction over such a positive score in the report on Serbia's progress, and congratulated Vucic on the five months' hard work in the area of reforms, primarily in the economy sector, because this is positive for the increase of investors' trust.

Kurz said that the new EU enlargement commissioner Johannes Hahn of Austria asked him to convey his congratulations to the Serbian prime minister and said that he is looking forward to cooperation with Serbia in the integration process.

The Austrian prime minister said that the main reason of the visit of the Austrian delegation lies in the repair of the consequences of May floods which hit Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH).

Austria was fortunately able to respond efficiently and provide assistance in many areas, Kurz said and added that the government provided assistance, as well as NGOs and individuals who nurture deep sympathies toward Serbia.

Kurz said that he wants to express gratitude to Prime Minister Vucic for the attitude toward the funds granted for the repair of the floods, the documents and lists of the donation destinations and the mode of their usage.
This is very important because this is not a given in other countries, he said.

Noting that he arrived in Belgrade together with the president of the Raiffeisen Bank which operates in Serbia through the UNIQA...