“Serbia ready to produce more food”

President Boris Tadić says Serbia will continue investing in food production and will thus contribute to food safety and security in the region and beyond.

Izvor: Tanjug

Friday, 14.05.2010.

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President Boris Tadic says Serbia will continue investing in food production and will thus contribute to food safety and security in the region and beyond. At the opening of the international conference “Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy - the challenges of accession and cooperation”, Tadic pointed out that Serbia is currently exporting foods worth USD 2bn, and added that he expects the exports to reach a value of USD 5bn in the future. “Serbia ready to produce more food” The president said that Serbia could thus contribute to solving global problems of lack of food. “Serbia will continue investing in food production, just as it has doubled food production in recent decades. We can become significant producers in the years to come,” he said. According to him, Serbia has shown a willingness to increase food production despite the recession. Tadic said that today Serbia is fighting organized crime and exploring new energy resources and thus greatly contributing to overall European security. He recalled that Serbia is a country that wants to become an EU member and that this is its most important strategic goal. “We think that our European partners can count on us as a significant factor of safety and security when it comes to food production,” Tadic said. The conference, held at the House of the National Assembly, besides Serbian participants, is also attended by representatives from Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Portugal and Slovakia. Tadic, right, is seen during the conference today (Tanjug)

“Serbia ready to produce more food”

The president said that Serbia could thus contribute to solving global problems of lack of food.

“Serbia will continue investing in food production, just as it has doubled food production in recent decades. We can become significant producers in the years to come,” he said.

According to him, Serbia has shown a willingness to increase food production despite the recession.

Tadić said that today Serbia is fighting organized crime and exploring new energy resources and thus greatly contributing to overall European security.

He recalled that Serbia is a country that wants to become an EU member and that this is its most important strategic goal.

“We think that our European partners can count on us as a significant factor of safety and security when it comes to food production,” Tadić said.

The conference, held at the House of the National Assembly, besides Serbian participants, is also attended by representatives from Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Portugal and Slovakia.

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