Agreement on Strategic Cooperation in Energy between Serbia and United States signed

Minister of Foreign Affairs Marko Đurić and Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez signed today in Washington the Agreement on Strategic Cooperation in Energy between Serbia and United States, announced the Government of Serbia.

Đurić, after signing this document, pointed out that by concluding the Agreement on Strategic Cooperation in Energy, Serbia took an important step towards improving the partnership with the United States and a step towards ensuring long-term energy security.

– In the next two decades, our country will increase the consumption of electrical energy fourfold and we need partnerships with industries, companies and countries which have successfully increased their production capacities in the past decades – the minister said.

The head of Serbian diplomacy explained that this document will facilitate the green transition in Serbia and enable better access to clean energy, which is in line with the European aspirations of our country.

He pointed out that this agreement also sends a strong message about Serbia's commitment to improving overall relations with the United States and that we are one step closer to a strategic partnership and strategic, good, long-term relations with the United States.

– I believe that this is responsible and state-building behavior and that both Serbian and American energy companies, but above all the citizens of Serbia, will benefit from this agreement, which will result in a more reliable, safer and long-term stable supply in the conditions in which our industry and economy are developing day by day – Đurić said.

Đurić expressed hope that this will be the first in a series of strategic agreements between Serbia and United States which will improve the overall character of the relations between the two countries.

– Of course, energy has wider implications too, but today, our goal is to primarily ensure a long-term, stable reliable, safe and clean supply of electrical energy in a way that is economically sustainable enough for Serbia to remain an attractive country for attracting foreign investments – he emphasized.

Ministarstvo spoljnih poslova Republike Srbije

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Marko Đurić

Jose Fernandez

Agreement on Strategic Cooperation in Energy between Serbia and United States