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Cooperation agreements with North Macedonia signed

Belgrade/Skopje, 26 August 2019

Representatives of the governments of Serbia and North Macedonia signed several cooperation agreements in Skopje today during the official visit of Prime Minister of Serbia Ana Brnabic to that country.

The Agreement on Mutual Recognition of the Authorization of Authorized Business Entities for Safety and Security was signed, as well as the Agreement on Phytosanitary Cooperation.

Also, the Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Qualified Trusted Services Provided in the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of North Macedonia was signed.

Brnabic said at a joint press conference with Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev that these agreements will ensure that the two countries' trade in goods, as well as the exchange of electronic services, be increased in a most concrete way.

She voiced her expectation that cooperation with North Macedonia in the field of digitisation and the IT sector will represent the best opportunity to increase competitiveness, secure higher salaries and retain young people in the region.

The agreements directly contribute to the quality of life and the better living standard of citizens of both countries, the Prime Minister stressed, adding that the two governments will continue to work to improve cooperation in many areas.

Already today, we will approve the mutual recognition of the veterinary laboratories, thus further reducing waiting times at border crossings, Brnabic said.

According to her, Serbia, as a country on the road to the European Union, provides continuous and strong support to the European integrations of North Macedonia and will advocate the opening of EU accession talks with Skopje as soon as possible.

Ana Brnabic and Zoran Zaev at today's press conference

I wish you luck and I hope that you will receive good news soon, Brnabic stated and announced that culture information centres will be opened and that cooperation in the field of education and culture will continue.

Brnabic underlined that the position of the Serb community in North Macedonia is something that is very important for Serbia, as is the National Council of the Macedonian National Minority in Serbia.

Zaev said that the visit of the Serbian government delegation led by Ana Brnabic is another contribution to fostering the tradition of good neighbourly relations.

We have no open issues and we are working together to accelerate European integration of the entire region based on the results of each country individually, the Prime Minister of North Macedonia underlined.

Brnabic also spoke today in Skopje with President of the Republic of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski.

The Serbian delegation, led by Brnabic, included Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Branislav Nedimovic and President of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce Marko Cadez, as well as Deputy Director of the Customs Administration Veselin Milosevic.