The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, participated today in the Conference of the Speakers of European Union Parliaments in Budapest, where she spoke at a panel entitled “Closer to Voters: Regionalism in Europe and safeguarding Europe's Cultural Identity”.

 

In her speech, she emphasized that Serbia aspires to join the European Union as a reliable partner ready to contribute to a common future.

 

On the sidelines of the conference, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Brnabić, had several meetings. She met with the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Theodoros Roussopoulos, the President of the House of Representatives of Cyprus, Annita Demetriou, as well as the President of the Italian Senate, Lorenzo Fontana. The topics of discussion were European integration, the improvement of bilateral relations, and parliamentary cooperation.

 

She also spoke with the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, and Hungarian officials about further cooperation between the two countries.

 

The Conference of Speakers of European Union Parliaments is the highest forum for cooperation between European national parliaments, with the main function of defining the framework and strategic goals for interparliamentary cooperation.

Ambassador Aleksandra Đurović visited today the Church of the Transfer of the Relics of Saint Nicholas in Lovra and the Serbian Kovin Monastery, the oldest Serbian monastery in the Serbian Kovin town in Hungary.

 

On this occasion, Archpriest Radovan Savić introduced Ambassador Đurović to the restoration process of this monastery.

The Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Petar Petković, met today in Budapest with the Deputy State Secretary, Head of the Political Directorate of the Office of the Prime Minister of Hungary, Márton Ugrósdy, with whom he discussed the current political and security situation and the difficult position of the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija. 

 

On that occasion, Petković thanked Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the Government of Hungary for the strong support they provide to Serbia and emphasized that the excellent personal relations between President Aleksandar Vučić and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have contributed to friendly relations and mutual respect and understanding between the two countries.