Prime Minister Ana Brnabic met today with Minister of Labour and Social Welfare of the Russian Federation Maxim Topilin, to discuss the joint project of the two countries in the area of social protection, the continuation of cooperation in the areas of pension insurance and care for persons with disability.
At the meeting, special attention was paid to the topic of demographics and positive experiences given by the programs for increasing the birth rate in the Russian Federation, which would be of great importance to Serbia.
Topilin promised to provide all possible support to the line ministries of the government of Serbia dealing with the topic of birth.
Also, they agreed to work on the preparation of the Agreement on Social Protection between the Republic of Serbia and the Russian Federation, which should be signed by the end of the year.
Brnabic stressed that this agreement is of great importance, bearing in mind the large number of Serbian citizens working in the Russian Federation.
The officials reached an agreement on intensifying the cooperation of line ministries and continuing work on all projects that are in the interest of both countries.