President on two-day visit to Slovenia

President Boris Tadic began a two-day official visit to Slovenia on Tuesday, meeting with the country’s senior officials. Tadic will also be attending and speaking at a Serbian-Slovenian business conference, meeting with officials of the Serbian community in Slovenia and visiting the Serbian Orthodox Church in Ljubljana. President on two-day visit to Slovenia The president first met with his Slovenian counterpart Danilo Turk for talks behind closed doors. They were subsequently joined by delegations of the two countries. After the meeting, Serbian Minister of Labor and Social Policy Rasim Ljajic and his Slovenian counterpart Ivan Svetlik signed an agreement in the area of social insurance, which includes provisions on the rights to the pension, invalid and health insurance, including the rights following a work injury or professionally acquired illness and unemployment rights. Ahead of the visit, Slovenian news agency STA said that the two presidents would talk about bilateral relations and economic cooperation in the fields of product trade, service, investments and tourism. Product exchange between the two countries reached EUR 1.1mn last year. Serbia is in first place as far as Slovenian investment destinations are concerned—the value of Slovenian investments in Serbia reached EUR 1.635bn at the end of last year. At the same time, Serbian investments in Slovenia is at EUR 31mn, according to STA. The question of the status of Slovenian companies is an issue that is still open between Belgrade and Ljubljana, which Slovenia would like to wrap up, said the report. STA states that the Serbian and Slovenian presidents will talk about issues related to property remaining from the time of the former Yugoslavia and the open question of guarantees of the former Yugoslavia for foreign savings. Turk and Tadic are expected to discuss Serbia’s Euro-Atlantic integrations and visa liberalization as well. STA states that Turk has stated that the two will discuss energy questions, world finances and the economic crisis, climate changes and the situation in the Western Balkans. The news agency also added Serbian Labor Minister Rasim Ljajic will be along for the trip, and that he will meet with his Slovenian counterpart Ivan Svetli to sign a social agreement for fulfilling the conditions of paying pensions for about 10,000 Serbian citizens that worked in Slovenia and for Slovenians that worked in Serbia.

President on two-day visit to Slovenia

The president first met with his Slovenian counterpart Danilo Turk for talks behind closed doors. They were subsequently joined by delegations of the two countries.

After the meeting, Serbian Minister of Labor and Social Policy Rasim Ljajić and his Slovenian counterpart Ivan Svetlik signed an agreement in the area of social insurance, which includes provisions on the rights to the pension, invalid and health insurance, including the rights following a work injury or professionally acquired illness and unemployment rights.

Ahead of the visit, Slovenian news agency STA said that the two presidents would talk about bilateral relations and economic cooperation in the fields of product trade, service, investments and tourism.

Product exchange between the two countries reached EUR 1.1mn last year.

Serbia is in first place as far as Slovenian investment destinations are concerned—the value of Slovenian investments in Serbia reached EUR 1.635bn at the end of last year.

At the same time, Serbian investments in Slovenia is at EUR 31mn, according to STA.

The question of the status of Slovenian companies is an issue that is still open between Belgrade and Ljubljana, which Slovenia would like to wrap up, said the report.

STA states that the Serbian and Slovenian presidents will talk about issues related to property remaining from the time of the former Yugoslavia and the open question of guarantees of the former Yugoslavia for foreign savings.

Turk and Tadić are expected to discuss Serbia’s Euro-Atlantic integrations and visa liberalization as well.

STA states that Turk has stated that the two will discuss energy questions, world finances and the economic crisis, climate changes and the situation in the Western Balkans.

The news agency also added Serbian Labor Minister Rasim Ljajić will be along for the trip, and that he will meet with his Slovenian counterpart Ivan Svetli to sign a social agreement for fulfilling the conditions of paying pensions for about 10,000 Serbian citizens that worked in Slovenia and for Slovenians that worked in Serbia.