12.01.2023.
Meeting with U.S. State Department Counsellor
Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Ana Brnabić met with the Counsellor of the U.S. Department of State Derek Chollet today.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Miloš Vučević attended the meeting.
Serbian PM thanked the United States for its open and constructive approach to open issues in the region and, in particular, for its constructive role in maintaining peace in the region.Brnabić said she hoped 2023 would be a year of a more stable period, unlike last year, which she said had been one of instability and provocations caused by unilateral moves by the interim Pristina institutions.
She said maintaining peace and stability was Serbia's priority.Speaking about Belgrade-Pristina relations, PM said Serbia remained committed to peace and stability and that, as in the past, it would continue to maintain a constructive approach through dialogue.
Brnabić and Chollet agreed that defence cooperation between the two countries was very good, citing the cooperation between the Serbian Armed Forces and the Ohio National Guard as a good example of successful military to military cooperation.They also discussed cooperation in energy and the economy. Serbian PM noted the significance of cooperation with and investments by U.S. IT companies and said they represented great potential for overall development of Serbia, especially in view of the fact that the U.S. was the largest export market for Serbian IT services.
