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Good cooperation with International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations
Belgrade,
30 August 2017
Prime Minister Ana Brnabic received today President and Secretary of the International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations “Apimondia” Philip McCabe and Riccardo Jannoni-Sebastianini, who are on a working visit to Belgrade from 29 August to 1 September.
The visit of the President and Secretary of the International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations is part of the regular procedure of inspection of our congress capacities, exhibition and hotel accommodation within the candidature of the Association of Beekeeping Organisations of Serbia (SPOS) for hosting the Congress of “Apimondia” in Belgrade in 2021.
Brnabic welcomed the highest representatives of the International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations together with Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Branislav Nedimovic and officially presented the support of the government of Serbia to the candidacy of SPOS.
The decision on who will host the Congress in 2021 will be made at the "Apimondia" Congress in Turkey on 3 October, at which Minister Nedimovic will participate in order to convey the support of the government of Serbia to the candidacy of SPOS.
The Prime Minister expressed her satisfaction with the work of SPOS and proposed that SPOS take part in the training of other agricultural associations and cooperatives in Serbia in order to share its positive experiences.
She said that SPOS is building its own plant for the sale of honey of its members in the territory of the Raca municipality, which at a public competition organised by SPOS offered the best conditions of all local self-governments that applied.
This is an example of good practice of how to successfully integrate co-operatives, regional development and entrepreneurship, Brnabic underlined.
SPOS is an example to other agricultural associations of how to work systematically on preserving the safety and security of the products placed on the market, the Prime Minister added.
Brnabic welcomed the highest representatives of the International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations together with Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Branislav Nedimovic and officially presented the support of the government of Serbia to the candidacy of SPOS.
The decision on who will host the Congress in 2021 will be made at the "Apimondia" Congress in Turkey on 3 October, at which Minister Nedimovic will participate in order to convey the support of the government of Serbia to the candidacy of SPOS.
The Prime Minister expressed her satisfaction with the work of SPOS and proposed that SPOS take part in the training of other agricultural associations and cooperatives in Serbia in order to share its positive experiences.
She said that SPOS is building its own plant for the sale of honey of its members in the territory of the Raca municipality, which at a public competition organised by SPOS offered the best conditions of all local self-governments that applied.
This is an example of good practice of how to successfully integrate co-operatives, regional development and entrepreneurship, Brnabic underlined.
SPOS is an example to other agricultural associations of how to work systematically on preserving the safety and security of the products placed on the market, the Prime Minister added.
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