Dacic: Serbia-Turkey relations at historical high point

ANKARA - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic said on Thursday in Ankara Serbia-Turkey relations were at a historical high point and that the two countries aimed to increase the volume of their bilateral trade from the present cca 2.5 bln dollars to 5 bln dollars.

"It is an extremely open and friendly relationship, a relationship of trust that is based on the trust between the two presidents, (Serbia's Aleksandar) Vucic and (Turkey's Recep Tayyip) Erdogan, and the two of us as FMs," Dacic said at a press conference with Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.

"We started by working on signing an agreement on abolishing visas and a free trade agreement over ten years ago. As early as then, we had a vision of what we need to do, without waiting for the EU," Dacic said.

Our economic cooperation is on a rise and we have a series of investments and many people...