Bulgaria For Visa-Free Travel for Serbs
| 19 September 2008 |Bulgaria had to introduce visas for Serbs after it joined the European Union in 2007, but Dimitrov said that his country was issuing them both in the Belgrade embassy and in the Nis consulate, with least possible restrictions.
"Visa regime liberalisation depends on the Serb side as well, on the speed of issuing biometric passports and other adjustments which seek time,” the ambassador said.
Earlier this week, Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic said he expected a visa-free regime with the EU Schengen states would be granted to Serbia by mid-2009. Read more:
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Dimitrov added that Bulgaria was also in favour of a rapid European integration for Serbia, adding that his country, as Serbia's neigbour, would also benefit from that.