Aleksandar Vucic reacts to Peter Magyar's statement: Here is what he said

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President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic commented today on future Prime Minister of Hungary Peter Magyar saying that he wants to deepen ties with neighboring countries, especially Austria, building on strong economic ties and common history dating back to the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.

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"I don't think it's a return to the empire. Hungary made the most progress after the Austro-Hungarian settlement. I see that in Brussels they insist on that," Vucic said after the opening of anew production facility at Vaider Srpska Fabrika Stakla in the town of Paracin.

The president also touched on yesterday's conversation with Magyar.

"As far as our conversation is concerned, I'm not swapping friends or anything of the kind. It's in our interest to have good relations with Hungary. The conversation was better than I expected, there were no unpleasant tones. We have many projects. They are trying to become the owners of NIS, Hungary gets gas through Serbia, I didn't mention the railway, there are many things that bind us. It's good to have the best possible relations. I am happy, as a responsible man, with the tone that has been established," said Vucic.

Earlier, Magyar stated that Austria is Hungary's key economic partner, and that they once shared the same country.

"We used to share a country, and Austria is Hungary's key economic partner. I would like to strengthen relations between Hungary and Austria for historical, but also cultural and economic reasons," said he.

(Telegraf.rs)