Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic said today that Pristina's decision to increase non-tariff barriers on products from central Serbia by 100 per cent will have huge negative consequences.
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Decision of Pristina halts trade between Kosovo, central Serbia
Belgrade,
21 November 2018
In his statement to Tanjug, Ljajic explained that this "par excellence" political decision means preventing and stopping any kind of trade between Kosovo and central Serbia.
There are two reasons for this decision - yesterday's vote in Interpol and the fact that the international community did not respond timely and sharply to the existing non-tariff barriers introduced by Pristina, the Deputy Prime Minister said.
According to him, no Serbian producer can be competitive with such high quotas, taxes and duties introduced.
Ljajic recalled that last year goods worth €440 million were imported from central Serbia to Kosovo, and that Serbia purchased goods worth €21 million, while this year a 9 percent growth has been recorded, which means that the consequences will also be huge.
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Author: Tanjug
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