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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

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Turkey sees Serbia as crucial country in region

Belgrade, 20 March 2018

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic assessed today during the talks with Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Fikri Isik that the relations of the two countries are on constant rise thanks to the sincere aspiration of both sides for the continuous improvement of political dialogue.

Brnabic recalled that the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Serbia was of particular importance when a large number of interstate agreements were signed.

The Prime Minister also underlined the importance of establishing a trilateral trade committee of Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Turkey, with the assessment that the trilateral is a very important mechanism of cooperation that gives a strong signal to the businessmen of all three sides.

She expressed her gratitude to Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Isik for supporting the construction of the Belgrade-Sarajevo motorway.

Isik pointed to the importance Turkey gives to relations between the two countries, pointing out that Serbia is a key country in the region for Turkey.

According to him, a large number of Turkish investors operating in Serbia testify to this.

The Turkish Deputy Prime Minister stressed that there is a great potential for cooperation in the field of textile, agriculture, transport and infrastructure.

At the meeting it was concluded that tourism is a field that is constantly on the rise and that in the past year there has been an increase in tourist arrivals in both countries. It was also pointed to the need to increase the number of flights between the two countries.

Brnabic assessed that cooperation in the field of education and culture between the governments of Serbia and Turkey is good, and expressed satisfaction with the cooperation in the restoration of buildings of historical and cultural importance for both peoples.