Prime Minister of Serbia Mr. Ivica Dačić paid visit to Ireland on 14 February 2013. He had a working lunch with the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Mr. Enda Kenny and a meeting with Mr. Seán Barrett, the Speaker of the Dáil Éireann (the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland). Ireland fully supports Serbia’s EU aspirations and Mr. Dačić used the opportunity to inform his Irish interlocutors on Serbia’s efforts to meet the Council’s criteria for obtaining the date for the commencement of the accession negotiations. Serbia’s ambassador to Ireland (based in London) Dr. Dejan Popović and the first secretary Mr. Vladimir Dišović took part in the talks held in Dublin.