Serbia is a key partner of the European Union and it is doing an admirable job in the refugee crisis, Christos Stylianides, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, said on Friday.
“Serbia is a key partner of the European Union. This is demonstrated by the opening of the first chapters of the accession negotiations last December. Serbia is also a key partner in managing the refugee crisis. This is not a national crisis – not just a European one – it is a global crisis,” Stylianides told a joint press conference with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade.
“We stand with our key partners in Serbia,” Stylianides said, adding that the EU will provide financial assistance to the country to enable it to do its part of the work in the refugee crisis.
He said that the meeting with Vucic addressed four main issues: the way Serbia is managing the crisis – for which he also thanked the Serbian leadership – and the EU’s commitment to support Serbia in this, humanitarian aid and finding a solution to the refugee crisis, as well as Serbia’s participation in EU civil protection mechanisms.
“Serbia is doing an admirable job under challenging circumstances,” Stylianides stressed.
Source: Tanjug
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