Vucic speaks with Chollet

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke with US State Department Counsellor Derek Chollet by phone on Wednesday about bilateral cooperation, Kosovo-Metohija and the situation in the region.

Vucic and Chollet agreed that US-Serbia relations were developing in a good direction, especially in the field of economic cooperation, as also indicated by a growing trade volume, the presidential press office said in a statement.

Vucic noted that Air Serbia flights between Belgrade and Chicago, launched earlier in the day, would boost Serbia-US ties further.

The parties also discussed the situation in Kosovo-Metohija.

Chollet said it was necessary to avert provocations and conflicts and that it was important to continue to work on normalisation.

He also expressed support for the Brussels dialogue.

Vucic noted that Serbia remained committed...