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Foreign Affairs Committee Deputy Chairperson Dr Dijana Vukomanovic informed the members of Romanian parliamentary delegation about Serbia’s progress in the EU membership talks. Dr Vukomanovic said that the bilateral and explanatory screening had been completed for 22 of the 35 negotiations chapters, emphasising the importance of Romania’s assistance in Serbia’s Euro-integration process. The Foreign Affairs Committee Deputy Chairperson opined that interparliamentary cooperation is very important for the improvement of overall relations between the two countries. She also added that Serbia is committed to good-neighbourly cooperation and preservation of stability and peace in the region. Dr Dijana Vukomanovic thanked Romania for its principled stance as regards the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo-Metohija which it had not recognised.
Speaking of Serbia’s upcoming chairmanship of the OSCE, Dr Vukomanovic underlined the organisation’s global influence especially in the context of urging for a peaceful solution of the Ukrainian crisis. She underlined the importance of frequent international meetings and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic’s high-level talks with foreign partners.
The President of the Romanian Parliament’s Foreign Policy Commission, Petru Filip said that Serbia has Romania’s unconditional support on the road to the European Union. He agreed with Dr Vukomanovic that interparliamentary cooperation, especially at the level of foreign affairs committees, is very important and can provide support for different projects. Filip reaffirmed Romania’s stance that it did not support self-determination on ethnic grounds.
The officials also discussed the visit of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Committee to Romania, planned for February 2015.

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In the meeting with the delegation of the Romanian Parliament and Senate, National Assembly Deputy Speaker Prof. Dr Vladimir Marinkovic said he was sure these bilateral meetings would contribute to the improvement of interparliamentary cooperation both at the level of parliamentary friendship groups and the level of working bodies and parliamentary speakers and deputy speakers.
The officials emphasised the significance of regular meetings between parliamentary delegations to discuss issues of common interest for Serbia and Romania and opportunities for concrete cooperation in the fields of economy, energy and culture.
The National Assembly Deputy Speaker said that Romania’s European integration experience is very important and useful for Serbia.