serbia signs multiple agreements with france, equips its army with western-made fighter jets for the first time
2024-08-31
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serbia and france signed a number of agreements in belgrade, the capital of serbia, on the 29th, covering areas such as civilian nuclear energy, agriculture, and infrastructure construction. the two countries also signed an agreement on the same day for serbia to purchase 12 french rafale fighter jets.
on august 29, in belgrade, the capital of serbia, serbian president vucic (right) held talks with french president macron. source: xinhua news agencyfrench president emmanuel macron arrived in serbia on the 29th to start a two-day state visit. after holding talks with serbian president vucic, macron and vucic witnessed the signing of more than ten agreements between the two governments and companies.
vucic said at a subsequent press conference that the signing of the letter of intent between the two sides on serbia's development of civilian nuclear energy is of great significance. nuclear power is crucial to ensuring serbia's future electricity needs, especially in the context of serbia's plan to develop electric vehicles.
vucic said that the two sides also signed an agreement on the purchase of 12 french rafale fighter jets by serbia on the same day, with a total price of 2.7 billion euros. this agreement marks "the first time that the serbian army is equipped with western-made fighter jets."
macron said the signing of the agreements reflected france's support for serbia's integration into europe through strengthening economic, industrial and political ties.
