Minister asks Russia to expand list of duty-free goods
Serbia’s Trade and Telecommunications Minister Rasim Ljajić has said that he has proposed Russian officials to expand a list of duty-free goods.
Wednesday, 20.03.2013.
15:35
MOSCOW Serbia’s Trade and Telecommunications Minister Rasim Ljajic has said that he has proposed Russian officials to expand a list of duty-free goods. “It was proposed to include cars, cigarettes, cheese, sugar in the list,” he told reporters after talking to Russian Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov and Agriculture Minister Nikolay Fyodorov. Minister asks Russia to expand list of duty-free goods Ljajic said that the request would be discussed by Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan’s customs union and that their joint commission would have to decide on every particular products, adding that he believed there was understanding, especially for agricultural products and foodstuffs. He explained that agricultural trade had so far amounted to USD 250mn and that the two country’s common goal was for the trade to reach USD 500mn next year. The Serbian minister noted that goods would be delivered in a short period of time if the response was positive. “As far as the car industry is concerned, there are some bigger obstacles there and Finance and Economy Minister Mladjan Dinkic will speak about it in April,” he stressed. Ljajic said that representatives of the Russian Agriculture Ministry and three chain stores would visit Belgrade and that Serbian products would be presented to them. He said that Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) President Milos Bugarin had presented a list of 45 privatization projects to their Russian interlocutors and that they had promised that they would present the projects to possible Russian investors. Ljajic expressed belief that Serbia could have the first results in terms of Russian companies interested in privatizations in Serbia very soon. Rasim Ljajic (Tanjug, file) Beta
Minister asks Russia to expand list of duty-free goods
Ljajić said that the request would be discussed by Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan’s customs union and that their joint commission would have to decide on every particular products, adding that he believed there was understanding, especially for agricultural products and foodstuffs.He explained that agricultural trade had so far amounted to USD 250mn and that the two country’s common goal was for the trade to reach USD 500mn next year.
The Serbian minister noted that goods would be delivered in a short period of time if the response was positive.
“As far as the car industry is concerned, there are some bigger obstacles there and Finance and Economy Minister Mlađan Dinkić will speak about it in April,” he stressed.
Ljajić said that representatives of the Russian Agriculture Ministry and three chain stores would visit Belgrade and that Serbian products would be presented to them.
He said that Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) President Miloš Bugarin had presented a list of 45 privatization projects to their Russian interlocutors and that they had promised that they would present the projects to possible Russian investors.
Ljajić expressed belief that Serbia could have the first results in terms of Russian companies interested in privatizations in Serbia very soon.
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