Serbian president praises Türkiye as "greatest power in Balkans"
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has hailed Türkiye as a stabilising power in the Balkans and expressed his expectation of continued Turkish support for peace in the region, News.Az reports citing TRT World.
Speaking alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a joint press conference in the Serbian capital on Friday, Vucic stressed that Türkiye stands out as "the greatest power in the Balkans."Erdogan is in Belgrade as part of a Balkans tour. Türkiye and Serbia signed 11 bilateral agreements spanning various sectors from energy to communications during his visit.
“Our economic and commercial relations constitute the engine of our bilateral cooperation with Serbia. Our trade volume has exceeded two billion dollars two years in a row," Erdogan said in his address, adding that the goal is now set to five billion dollars.
He remarked that Türkiye and Serbia also have opportunities to enhance defence industry cooperation and urged third countries to refrain from trying to "determine what the defence industries of Türkiye and Serbia should" do.
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