Russian ambassador calls for cooperation

Russian Ambassador to Serbia Aleksandr Konuzin says that there are those within the Serbian government that oppose cooperation between the two countries.

Izvor: B92

Thursday, 25.06.2009.

10:20

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Russian Ambassador to Serbia Aleksandr Konuzin says that there are those within the Serbian government that oppose cooperation between the two countries. Konuzin said that Moscow was considering President Boris Tadic’s appeal to Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev for financial aid worth EUR 1bn, EUR 200mn of which would go to shore up public finances and EUR 400mn each for Serbia’s metro and infrastructure plans. Russian ambassador calls for cooperation “There has been correspondence between the two presidents related to financial support, primarily for budget stabilization, the construction of the metro and other infrastructure projects. All these projects are of a tangible character, so the Finance Ministries are in direct contact and are discussing the conditions for such financial support,” he said. Konuzin said that there was also talk of expanding the Free Trade Agreement between Serbia and Russia, and that Serbian furniture producers were interested in custom-free exports to the Russian market. The ambassador also said that some Serbian products were not of a sufficient quality for the Russian market, which was very demanding. According to figures from the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, total trade between Serbia and Russia over the first four months of 2009 has fallen by almost half compared to the same period last year, standing at USD 822.6mn. Serbian exports accounted for USD 95.6mn of this figure.

Russian ambassador calls for cooperation

“There has been correspondence between the two presidents related to financial support, primarily for budget stabilization, the construction of the metro and other infrastructure projects. All these projects are of a tangible character, so the Finance Ministries are in direct contact and are discussing the conditions for such financial support,” he said.

Konuzin said that there was also talk of expanding the Free Trade Agreement between Serbia and Russia, and that Serbian furniture producers were interested in custom-free exports to the Russian market.

The ambassador also said that some Serbian products were not of a sufficient quality for the Russian market, which was very demanding.

According to figures from the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, total trade between Serbia and Russia over the first four months of 2009 has fallen by almost half compared to the same period last year, standing at USD 822.6mn. Serbian exports accounted for USD 95.6mn of this figure.

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