First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic received on Wednesday Germany's Ambassador to Serbia Thomas Schieb, B92 reports.

The two officials confirmed that the bilateral relations of the two countries are very good and that they are characterized by developed cooperation in all areas, the Serbian Government announced.

They particularly noted that dialogue at the high and highest level has a trend of constant improvement and pointed to the economic cooperation as another confirmation of good relations and added that trade exchange in 2018 exceeded EUR 4.5 billion.

Dacic and Schieb stated that the two countries "have a very good cooperation at the multilateral level too, voicing hope that it will continue over the next two years during which Germany will be a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council."

Schieb used the opportunity to deliver to Dacic an invitation from German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas and German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier for the attendance at the Fifth Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue, which will be held on 9-10 April, according to the statement from the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.