The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Dr Oliver Dulic, received today Council of Europe’s Director General of Democracy and Political Affairs, Jean-Louis Laurens.

Speaker Dulic and the Council of Europe’s high official talked about the current political situation in Serbia on the eve of the extraordinary parliamentary elections called for 11 May 2008, the process of necessary reform in Serbia and Serbia’s progress in the process of stabilisation and joining the European Union.

They also exchanged opinions on the relations between Serbia and the Council of Europe, as well as European Union institutions, following Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence.