May 19 (SeeNews) - Serbia is ready to reopen its borders on June 1 to promote the recovery of economic ties with neighbouring countries, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday.
"The mutual agreement to ease the restrictions for crossing the borders is one of the key elements for stimulating the economy, especially in the field of tourism," Vucic said at a video conference of foreign ministers of the Western Balkans and Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and Slovenia, according to a statement by the Serbian President's Office.
Earlier on Tuesday, foreign minister Ivica Dacic said Serbia plans to reopen its borders for citizens of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia on June 1.
"We expect that other partners from this part of Europe, respecting the advice of experts, will start easing measures and gradually reopen borders," Dacic said in a statement.
The country closed its borders on March 15, shortly after it declared a state of emergency to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease.