Serbian Minister of International Economic Relations Milan Parivodic said today that it is very important that negotiations on stabilisation and association with the European Union begin on October 5, a date symbolising the beginning of Serbia's freedom.

In a statement to the Tanjug news agency, Parivodic stressed the importance of that date for Serbia and its citizens and said that at this moment the most important political process is accession to the EU.

“The general interest must prevail over individual interests and all political actors of this country must unite over that strategic goal. A very important step is ahead of us and that is the beginning of negotiations on the EU Stabilisation and Association agreement on October 5”, he said.

According to Parivodic, Serbia has achieved very good results this year in the field of foreign investment.

“We have surprised the entire region. We will see between $1.5 and $2 billion in foreign investments this year, which means we have made the longest leap and the greatest advance in relation to all other countries in the region”, Parivodic concluded.