▁Minister ▁Lu ís ▁Am ado ▁gave ▁strong ▁support ▁for ▁Ser bian ▁amb itions ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁European ▁Union . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Ser bian ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁V oj is lav ▁Kost un ica ▁visited ▁Lis bon . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Portugal ▁recognized ▁Kos ovo ' s ▁independence ▁from ▁Ser bia . ▁( See ▁also ▁Kos ovan – Port ug uese ▁relations .) ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Portuguese ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Lu ís ▁Am ado ▁met ▁with ▁his ▁Ser bian ▁counter part ▁V uk ▁Jer em ić ▁in ▁Bel grade ▁and ▁vo iced ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁removing ▁the ▁susp ension ▁of ▁a ▁trade ▁agreement ▁between ▁Ser bia ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁Union . ▁Also ▁that ▁month , ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁Minister ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Techn ological ▁Development ▁met ▁a ▁Portuguese ▁ ▁deleg ation ▁and ▁discussed ▁co operation ▁in ▁energy ▁efficiency , ▁nan ote chn ology ▁and ▁the ▁food ▁industry , ▁with ▁plans ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁Co operation ▁Ag re ement ▁on ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Ser bian ▁Def ence ▁Minister ▁Drag an ▁S ut an ov ac ▁met ▁with ▁his ▁Portuguese ▁counter part ▁N uno ▁Sever iano ▁Te ix e ira . ▁They ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁on ▁defense ▁co operation ▁and ▁discussed ▁Ser bia ' s ▁NAT O ▁bid . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Ser bian ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Mir