(ANSA) - BELGRADE - In 2018, trade between Italy and Serbia exceeded, for the first time, the 4bn euro threshold, according to consolidated data on foreign trade published on Thursday by the statistical office of Serbia(RZS), that recorded a trade between Rome and Belgrade which is worth 4.03bn euros (2018). Italy - our Embassy underlined in a press release - was confirmed to be the first destination country for Serbian goods and Belgrade's second biggest trade partner. In 2018 Italian exports to Serbia recorded an increase by 4.7%, and therefore Italy's market share of Serbia's foreign trade is 10.4%. Serbian exports to Italy remained essentially stable compared to last year. Italys' ambassador Carlo Lo Cascio, commenting on the result, added that: ''in accordance with the forecasts, the final figures have confirmed that trade between Italy and Serbia is growing and that there will be opportunities for us to further strengthen our trade. These data make the solidity of the economic partnership between the two countries tangible''. (ANSA).