First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic had on 21 October in Brussels a farewell meeting with High EU Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton.
Dacic thanked Ashton on the patience she demonstrated during the lengthy sessions on the normalisation of relations with Pristina. He said that Ashton was the only objective mediator in the crises in the Western Balkans and expressed gratitude to Ashton for helping Serbia launch the EU accession negotiations this year.  Dacic underscored that Serbia is committed to its EU path, and added that the country will implement all points it agreed to take on by signing the Brussels agreement.

Ashon acknowledged the statesmanlike courage that Dacic demonstrated during the dialogue and his persistence on the European path.
At the end of the meeting, Dacic presented Ashton with the icon of the Holy Lady Theotokos as the protectress of the Serbian people.