Italy backs Serbia's EU bid, Mattarella tells Nikolic-update

(ANSA) - Belgrade, May 25 - Italy supports Serbia's bid for European Union membership, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said at the end of a meeting with his Serb counterpart Tomislav Nikolic on Monday. "We are convinced supporters of the rapid process of adhesion of Serbia in the EU," Mattarella said. "It's in Europe's interest and in the interest of the balance of the whole Balkans area".