Relations between Serbia and Bulgaria are currently better than they have ever been, Serbia's Prime Minister Zoran Zivkovic told the Bulgarian National Radio on Tuesday.

Zivkovic, who is currently on a visit to neighboring Bulgaria, added that the main subject of high-level political discussion he held during his visit was building of a highway between Bulgarian capital Sofia and the Serbian town of Nish. The construction of the thoroughfare may start as early as April 2004, Zivkovic explained.

The Serbian prime minister also said that circumstances over the last century were not too favorable for people in the Balkan countries. However, he underlined that now was the time for those nations to turn a new page in their development, especially when it comes to cooperation between Bulgaria and Serbia.