Aleksandar Vucic said in Helsinki that he received from the cabinet of German Chancellor Angela Merkel a request for a bilateral meeting in Paris on Sunday.

"We received from the Office of the Chancellor that Merkel wants a bilateral meeting with me on Sunday morning. That speaks about the importance and the place of Serbia. People need to be proud and satisfied," the president said in a statement to the press.

He said he always wants to see Merkel and added that he believes that Europe will lose much when she leaves.