Zelenskiy visits Serbia for talks on EU membership, economy and energy

Belgrade, Serbia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Serbia on Friday for his first visit to the Balkan country, where talks are expected to focus on economic cooperation, European Union membership bids and security.

Zelenskiy is due to meet Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and other officials.

Talks agenda

Zelenskiy posted a video on Telegram showing his arrival in Serbia ahead of the meetings.

“We will be speaking about expanding economic ties between our countries, relations with the European Union, and other things that can work for our peoples, as well as security issues,” Zelenskiy wrote.

On Thursday, Vucic said the leaders would discuss their countries’ EU accession bids, as well as economic and energy cooperation.

Relations with Russia

The visit is expected to strain Serbia’s relations with Russia, its long-time ally and main natural gas supplier.