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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

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Further development of economic, trade relations with Turkey

Belgrade, 5 October 2017

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic assessed today in a meeting with Turkish Ambassador Tanzhu Bilgic that the upcoming visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Serbia is crucial for improving the bilateral and economic relations between the two countries.

At the meeting, they pointed out that the Free Trade Agreement, which will be signed during the visit of the Turkish delegation, is of utmost importance for the further development of economic and trade relations.

They also discussed infrastructure projects for which the Turkish side is interested, such as Kraljevo airport, the Tutin - Novi Pazar - Sjenica motorway and the Belgrade-Sarajevo motorway.

Ambassador Bilgic said that for economic cooperation is also important are meetings of businessmen of Serbia and Turkey, which will take place on this occasion.

He recalled that many Turkish companies already operate in Serbia and that the goal is to double the number of Turkish investors in the next year.

Prime Minister Brnabic expressed her expectation that the visit will also include possible projects in the IT sector and invited Turkish companies to participate in the Digital Summit, which will be held in Serbia in 2018.

At the meeting they noted that tourism is a very important segment of cooperation and that it is necessary to work on increasing the number of tourists in both countries.