Simic said it was the first by the leader of a G7 member since the declaration of Serbia's independence from its union with Montenegro in 2006. "That importance is all the greater, because Germany is probably the most stable economy and the backbone of the entire eurozone at a time of deep economic crisis," Simic said.
Simić je rekao da je to prva poseta lidera neke članice G7 od proglašenja nezavisnosti Srbije 2006. godine. „Taj značaj utoliko je veći, jer je Nemačka u trenutku duboke privredne krize u Evropi verovatno najstabilnija privreda i oslonac čitave evrozone“, rekao je Simić.