Foreign Minister Julie Bishop met Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic in the capital Belgrade to continue negotiations on the pension deal, which would see each country pay reciprocal pension and welfare entitlements for each others citizens. Serbia and Australia also reached agreement to recognise each others driving licenses as they seek to strengthen ties.
Ms Bishop said Australia wanted a deeper and closer engagement with Serbia.
Australia is reaching out to countries with whom we have common cause and Serbia is a democracy, it has democratic institutions and values, it values free markets, she said.
We have a common outlook and its very important in times of international uncertainty that countries that share similar views should publicly advocate those views.
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