President Boris Tadic told German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Aug. 26 that Serbia was counting on the European Union to help resolve the issue of Kosovo, announced the Serbian president's press office.

Tadic underlined during his meeting with Westerwelle that Serbia was in favor of a solution that leads to a dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.

Tadic and Westerwelle agreed that Serbia's future was in the EU and that Germany was one of Serbia's most important political and economic partners, reads a statement.

The president said that relations between the two countries were very good and that Germany was one of Serbia's largest trading partners.

He added that there was potential for intensifying economic cooperation by increasing investment and called on German companies to continue investing in the Serbian economy, reads the statement.