Protocol with U.S. state has "strategic importance"

BELGRADE Milan Bacevic has said that the cooperation protocol between Serbia and the U.S. state of Illinois "is of strategic importance". The reason for this, said Serbia's minister of natural resources, mining and spatial planning, is that the protocol "will allow Serbia to boost its economic cooperation with the U.S. state". Protocol with U.S. state has "strategic importance" The document sends a clear signal that Serbia is open to cooperation with the United States, especially with the state of Illinois which is home to a large Serb community, Bacevic's ministry said. "This agreement is of strategic importance to Serbia, because the majority of the Serbian diaspora in the U.S. lives in this area, and because of the economic opportunities which exist in this part of America. I think the agreement will elevate the cooperation between Serbia and Illinois to an even higher level," Bacevic said after signing the protocol. The protocol will also contribute to strengthening cooperation with Chicago, with which Belgrade entered the sister cities program back in 2005. Bacevic and Tomislav Subaranovic, a state secretary with the ministry, will meet in Washington with representatives of major companies and institutes involved in the development of highly sophisticated technologies and various areas of scientific research. They will try to agree on the priorities for possible cooperation in the mining and metal processing industries and will use the meetings to draw potential investors to Serbia, which is the number one goal of every member of the Serbian government, reads the release. Milan Bacevic (Tanjug, file) Tanjug

Protocol with U.S. state has "strategic importance"

The document sends a clear signal that Serbia is open to cooperation with the United States, especially with the state of Illinois which is home to a large Serb community, Bačević's ministry said.

"This agreement is of strategic importance to Serbia, because the majority of the Serbian diaspora in the U.S. lives in this area, and because of the economic opportunities which exist in this part of America. I think the agreement will elevate the cooperation between Serbia and Illinois to an even higher level," Bačević said after signing the protocol.

The protocol will also contribute to strengthening cooperation with Chicago, with which Belgrade entered the sister cities program back in 2005.

Bačević and Tomislav Subaranović, a state secretary with the ministry, will meet in Washington with representatives of major companies and institutes involved in the development of highly sophisticated technologies and various areas of scientific research.

They will try to agree on the priorities for possible cooperation in the mining and metal processing industries and will use the meetings to draw potential investors to Serbia, which is the number one goal of every member of the Serbian government, reads the release.