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Serbia and Ukraine sign a food-safety memorandum

August 9, 2026, 12:12 AMUpdated: August 9, 2026, 12:12 AM

At talks between Volodymyr Zelensky and Aleksandar Vučić in Belgrade on 8 August, the sides signed a memorandum on animal health and food safety. N1 reports that the presidents also discussed European integration and economic cooperation, while Zelensky said free-trade-agreement talks were advancing.

Aleksandar Vučić and Volodymyr Zelensky at a Belgrade press conference
Memorandum signed
Photo: REUTERS/Marko Đurica / N1Image credit: REUTERS/Marko Đurica

What matters

Food-safety memorandum

The agreement covers animal health and food safety.

Meeting at the Palace of Serbia

Zelensky and Vučić held bilateral talks and a meeting of the two delegations.

Free-trade talks

Zelensky said talks on a free-trade agreement were advancing.

Breakdown by publication

How sources frame this story

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Visit outcome

N1: Ukrainian delegation visit concludes

N1 reports that after talks at the Palace of Serbia, a memorandum on animal health and food safety was signed. The report also refers to support for the two countries’ European paths and progress in free-trade talks.

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Overall takeaway

The visit produced a concrete inter-agency memorandum; the published report does not present further trade arrangements as signed.