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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

Strengthening cooperation between Serbia, Belgium in mutual interest

Belgrade, 24 April 2018

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium Charles Michel talked today at the Palace of Serbia on bilateral and economic relations, relations in the region, normalisation of Belgrade-Pristina relations and the European path of Serbia.

At a joint press conference after the meeting, Brnabic expressed her gratitude to the Prime Minister of Belgium for his visit and readiness to hear and understand our logics and what is happening in the region as well as what we did in the path of our European integration.

The Prime Minister emphasised regional cooperation as an important area, and also pointed to the importance of the long-term normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Pristina.

Brnabic and Michel have reached an agreement on organising the arrival of Belgian businessmen in Serbia as part of the economic cooperation of the two countries.

The Prime Minister pointed out that the economic cooperation between Serbia and Belgium is modest, and that last year was just over €540 million, and underlined that the economy is an area in which there is great potential for future cooperation.

She also pointed to an increasing number of Belgian tourists coming to Serbia, noting that this is also important for the cooperation of the two countries.

In 2017, the number of Belgian tourists in Serbia increased by 38.5% in relation to 2016, and only in the first two months this year, the number increased by as much as 93% compared to last year, the Prime Minister pointed out.

This is a trend that talks about potentials, because there is no better cooperation than the one that the citizens themselves make. I hope that on the waves of your visit to Serbia, but also on the waves of an increasing number of tourists, we will achieve better economic cooperation and a stronger friendship between Belgium and Serbia, she said.

Michel confirmed that there is room for further promotion of economic cooperation between Serbia and Belgium.

With a lot of enthusiasm, we accepted the suggestion to organise seminars of various companies with the Chamber of Commerce, in order to identify the potential for cooperation and investments, in order to create new jobs and strengthen the economy in Serbia, said the Prime Minister of Belgium.