Dacic meets with Canadian FM, Serbian caucus

BELGRADE/OTTAWA - On the last day of a visit to Canada, Serbian FM Ivica Dacic met with his counterpart Stephane Dion after attending the inaugural meeting of the parliamentary friendship group for cooperation with Serbia.

Dion stressed that both sides recognized the potentials for further improving friendly relations through future development of trade, economic, university and cultural cooperation.

He also stressed that existing bilateral agreements are a good foundation for further cooperation, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement said.

The ministers, who signed a declaration of intent on an agreement on air transport, expressed the hope that the agreement will be signed soon - by the end of 2016 or in early 2017.

This agreement will improve the ties between the two countries, it was said at the meeting.