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Progress in negotiations on CEFTA expansion
Belgrade,
16 September 2006
Serbian Assistant Minister of International Economic Relations Dusko Lopandic and head of the Serbian delegation said last night that progress has been made in Brussels in negotiations between Serbia and other south eastern European countries regarding the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) zone.
Dusko Lopandic
Lopandic told the press that major progress was made in the recently completed third round of negotiations on CEFTA zone expansion, in the areas of competition, rules on origin of goods and removal of technical obstacles in trade.
He explained that negotiations were very complex, and in certain areas there was no consensus.
According to Lopandic, progress was made regarding the formation of a CEFTA secretariat whose seat will most probably be in Geneva or Brussels.
He explained that negotiations were very complex, and in certain areas there was no consensus.
According to Lopandic, progress was made regarding the formation of a CEFTA secretariat whose seat will most probably be in Geneva or Brussels.
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