The President of the Assembly of Serbia, Ivica Dačić, and the President of the Foreign Policy Committee of the European Parliament, David McAllister, agreed today, in a telephone conversation, that talks on the topic of inter-party dialogue will continue after the Christmas and New Year holidays.

The joint support for the continuation of the inter-party dialogue in the Serbian Parliament was expressed, in accordance with the agreement reached in the exchange of letters between the presidency of the parliament Maja Gojković and on behalf of the European Parliament, David McAllister, in September 2019, the statement said.

McAllister emphasized the importance that the European Union attaches to the continuation of the inter-party dialogue and the welcome readiness for its soon continuation.

Dacic informed his interlocutor that a session dedicated to the consideration of the European Commission's Progress Report on Serbia for 2020 would be held in the National Assembly next week.This will be the first time that the Report on the progress of the talks in the plenum has been discussed, and McAllister positively assessed that initiative.

Belgrade, 22 December 2020