Informal briefing on the state of play in Negotiating Chapter 31 (Foreign, security and defence policy) was held in Brussels on 6 December 2018.

After the introductory statement delivered by H.E. Ambassador Hrustanovic, the state of play and the information on activities and progress achieved in the context of Chapter 31 were presented by Mr. Vladimir Ateljević, special advisor to the minister for European integration of the Republic of Serbia and member of the Core Negotiating Team for the Accession of the Republic of Serbia to the EU in charge of Chapters 30 and 31 and Commander Vladan Stanić, national liaison officer to the EU Military Staff.

The briefing was attended by the representatives of Working party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession to the EU (COELA), the European Commission and the European External Action Service, who participated actively in the discussion which followed after the presentation of the developments in the area of foreign, security and defence policy.