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CEFTA to be signed on December 19
Belgrade,
22 November 2006
State Secretary at the Serbian Ministry of International Economic Relations Vlatko Sekulovic announced today that the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) should be signed on December 19, 2006.
Sekulovic, who is head of the Serbian delegation in charge of signing CEFTA, told Beta news agency that the aim of the Serbian government is that terms for the tobacco industry remain unchanged, but added that the possibility of increasing taxes on imported cigarettes is still being considered.
According to him, the final proposal of the Serbian delegation will be known on December 12, by which time Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina are required to submit their proposals that would allow the signing of CEFTA.
He explained that in the meantime, negotiations with Croatian authorities will continue, and added that he spoke with ambassadors of European countries in Belgrade on negotiations between Serbian and Croatian teams.
According to him, the final proposal of the Serbian delegation will be known on December 12, by which time Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina are required to submit their proposals that would allow the signing of CEFTA.
He explained that in the meantime, negotiations with Croatian authorities will continue, and added that he spoke with ambassadors of European countries in Belgrade on negotiations between Serbian and Croatian teams.
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