German Chancellor Angela Merkel has congratulated Aleksandar Vučić on his election as Serbian prime minister.

She "affirmed the German government's future support for Serbia and noted that important tasks - continuation of reforms, regional reconciliation and normalization of relations with Kosovo - were ahead for him."

The German federal government will also in the future strongly assist your country and continue to support you on the European path, Merkel wrote in her congratulatory message.

She noted she was pleased with her meeting with Vučić on the sidelines of a July 4 Western Balkans conference in Paris, adding that she would be very glad to continue the close cooperation with him, the Press Office of the Government of Serbia said in a statement.

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