Serbian, Slovenian governments hold joint session
Serbian PM Ivica Dačić and his Slovenian counterpart Alenka Bratušek have spoken in favor of greater economic cooperation between the two countries.
Wednesday, 02.10.2013.
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BELGRADE Serbian PM Ivica Dacic and his Slovenian counterpart Alenka Bratusek have spoken in favor of greater economic cooperation between the two countries. Addressing a business forum hosted by the Serbian Chamber of Commerce after the two governments held a joint session in Belgrade on Wednesday, Bratusek pointed to concrete opportunities for investment in Slovenia’s economy. Serbian, Slovenian governments hold joint session She noted "the traditional cooperation between Slovenia and Serbia" and called on Serbian investors to take part in an ongoing privatization of 15 public enterprises in Slovenia. Bratusek added that the governments of the two countries should create opportunities for strengthening economic cooperation in the coming period. Slovenia, she said, will willingly offer to share its experience to assist Serbia in the EU accession process. Dacic said that Serbia and Slovenia need to intensify their economic cooperation and businessmen can count on the support of the governments and chambers of commerce of the two countries. Annual trade between Serbia and Slovenia is between EUR 800 and 900 million, Dacic said, adding that the volume could increase. He said that the EUR 1.4 billion Slovenian investments in Serbia are important to the country and Slovenia’s experience in the implementation of EU legislation may greatly help Serbia in the accession process. He said that the two countries are interested in cooperation in the fields of energy, transport infrastructure, tourism and environmental protection. “Our public enterprises are interested in building new energy infrastructures, such as ‘South Stream’, which is in both countries’ interests,” the Serbian prime minister. (Tanjug) Slovenia to continue to support Serbia's EU integration Slovenia will continue to support Serbia's EU integration process, it was stated after the first joint session of the governments of Serbia and Slovenia at which one of the main topics was the common interest in promotion of economic ties primarily in terms of trade and increasing the level of investments. Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek stated at a joint press conference that the two countries' relations are on an upward trend, and announced that summits of the two governments will become common practice i.e. they will be organized every year in Belgrade and Ljubljana by turns. "Slovenia will continue to support Serbia on its EU pathway, as well as other regional countries, since that will contribute to the stability of the entire region," said Bratusek who, together with Dacic, expressed a wish to promote the bilateral cooperation in all areas - politics, culture, education and economy in particular. The bilateral cooperation is very good at the moment as well, Dacic said, adding that Slovenia is the eighth largest foreign trade partner of Serbia with trade of around EUR 800 million annually, which can be even greater according to assessments. Dacic said that Slovenia's investments in the last ten years or so exceed one billion euros, adding that the two countries' ministries and associations of businessmen should propose measures for the improvement of the investment climate. Expressing satisfaction over the mechanism of joint sessions that has been established between the two governments, Dacic said that it is in a mutual interest to introduce a joint presentations on the third markets through consortiums or based on any other form of association. The prime ministers also agreed that the issue of succession should be solved as soon as possible since that is in the interest of both countries. Bratusek said that only 50 percent of dubious issues have been solved through succession so far, and Dacic said that Serbia is paying rent for many buildings which will never belong to the country. "It is in our interest to solve these things quickly. There are many buildings in the world for which the question of succession has not been solved. The problem is that the expenses for many facilities in the world are paid by Serbia though we know that they will not belong to us. For instance, we are paying for an apartment in New York USD 10,000 every month, and it is senseless to say that this is the preservation of the national interest," Dacic said. The Slovenian prime minister said that the details of the handover of the residence of the former Yugoslavia in Rome will be determined by November 15. The representatives of the two governments signed on Wednesday a number of agreements, including the agreement on the exchange of confidential data, the memorandum on energy, the protocol on cooperation in the educational sector, the memorandum on presentation on third markets and a letter of intent concerning the handing over of the residence of former Yugoslavia in Rome to Slovenia. Tanjug
Serbian, Slovenian governments hold joint session
She noted "the traditional cooperation between Slovenia and Serbia" and called on Serbian investors to take part in an ongoing privatization of 15 public enterprises in Slovenia.Bratušek added that the governments of the two countries should create opportunities for strengthening economic cooperation in the coming period.
Slovenia, she said, will willingly offer to share its experience to assist Serbia in the EU accession process.
Dačić said that Serbia and Slovenia need to intensify their economic cooperation and businessmen can count on the support of the governments and chambers of commerce of the two countries.
Annual trade between Serbia and Slovenia is between EUR 800 and 900 million, Dačić said, adding that the volume could increase.
He said that the EUR 1.4 billion Slovenian investments in Serbia are important to the country and Slovenia’s experience in the implementation of EU legislation may greatly help Serbia in the accession process.
He said that the two countries are interested in cooperation in the fields of energy, transport infrastructure, tourism and environmental protection.
“Our public enterprises are interested in building new energy infrastructures, such as ‘South Stream’, which is in both countries’ interests,” the Serbian prime minister.
Slovenia to continue to support Serbia's EU integration
Slovenia will continue to support Serbia's EU integration process, it was stated after the first joint session of the governments of Serbia and Slovenia at which one of the main topics was the common interest in promotion of economic ties primarily in terms of trade and increasing the level of investments.Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dačić and Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek stated at a joint press conference that the two countries' relations are on an upward trend, and announced that summits of the two governments will become common practice i.e. they will be organized every year in Belgrade and Ljubljana by turns.
"Slovenia will continue to support Serbia on its EU pathway, as well as other regional countries, since that will contribute to the stability of the entire region," said Bratušek who, together with Dačić, expressed a wish to promote the bilateral cooperation in all areas - politics, culture, education and economy in particular.
The bilateral cooperation is very good at the moment as well, Dačić said, adding that Slovenia is the eighth largest foreign trade partner of Serbia with trade of around EUR 800 million annually, which can be even greater according to assessments.
Dačić said that Slovenia's investments in the last ten years or so exceed one billion euros, adding that the two countries' ministries and associations of businessmen should propose measures for the improvement of the investment climate.
Expressing satisfaction over the mechanism of joint sessions that has been established between the two governments, Dačić said that it is in a mutual interest to introduce a joint presentations on the third markets through consortiums or based on any other form of association.
The prime ministers also agreed that the issue of succession should be solved as soon as possible since that is in the interest of both countries.
Bratušek said that only 50 percent of dubious issues have been solved through succession so far, and Dačić said that Serbia is paying rent for many buildings which will never belong to the country.
"It is in our interest to solve these things quickly. There are many buildings in the world for which the question of succession has not been solved. The problem is that the expenses for many facilities in the world are paid by Serbia though we know that they will not belong to us. For instance, we are paying for an apartment in New York USD 10,000 every month, and it is senseless to say that this is the preservation of the national interest," Dačić said.
The Slovenian prime minister said that the details of the handover of the residence of the former Yugoslavia in Rome will be determined by November 15.
The representatives of the two governments signed on Wednesday a number of agreements, including the agreement on the exchange of confidential data, the memorandum on energy, the protocol on cooperation in the educational sector, the memorandum on presentation on third markets and a letter of intent concerning the handing over of the residence of former Yugoslavia in Rome to Slovenia.
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