Kurz honoured with highest state order in Serbia

Vucic named it a certified <x0m>” while speaking of strengthening relations between Serbia and Austria.

The Serbian president praised Kurz by naming him impressive and one of the most talented politicians by testifying to his country's political and economic situation.

Austria's prime minister said Serbia is the main partner for the Western Balkans, as well as Austria is one of Serbia's biggest investors. This, he said, comes especially thanks to the 7% increase.

Austria is the second largest foreign investor in Serbia, where at least 400 companies operate. Trade exchanges between the two countries last year stood at over 1.2 billion euros.

Serbia, according to official data, has 120 thousand of its citizens working and living in Austria, while the actual number could be nearly double.

The two leaders have discussed the meeting and the issue of preventing migrants from entering Europe.

Kurz said refugees should be accepted by neighbouring countries, while Vucic guaranteed that Serbia would not turn into a “parking lot” for Afghans.

Austria's prime minister has long raised the issue of migrants, saying his country will not accept any immigrants from Afghanistan since there are a number of deproportion migrants since 2015 compared to other EU countries.

Serbia has agreed to accommodate about 150 women and girls from an Afghanistan football team.