Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department provides to Serbia.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office provides political and technical support to all countries in the Western Balkans with the aim of promoting greater stability and security across the region, including by encouraging progress towards EU accession.

In Serbia, with EU accession negotiations underway, our assistance supports reforms, including public administration, capacity building of the Ombudsman’s Office, anti-corruption and freedom of expression. We also continue to promote the normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo.