Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic spoke today with Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Oreshkin about the ways for improvement of overall economic and trade relations.
Maxim Oreshkin, left, and Rasim Ljajic
Ljajic and Oreshkin concluded that in order to further strengthen bilateral economic cooperation, it is necessary to sign a free trade agreement between Serbia and the Eurasian Union, made up of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan as soon as possible.
The two officials agreed that a meeting of the most important food manufacturers from Serbia and the most famous Russian trade chains be held in Moscow this year in order to create new business contacts and a greater presence of Serbian goods on the market of the Russian Federation.
Ljajic and Oreshkin also discussed the possibilities of better representation of Serbian tourist potentials in Russia and further growth of the tourist exchange between the two countries.