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SAA may be initialled in September

Belgrade, 11 July 2007

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic stated today that he expects Serbia to initial the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU in September or October and voiced hope that after tomorrow’s talks with EU representatives in Belgrade Serbia will be closer to Europe.

Bozidar Djelic

In a statement to the Radio Television of Serbia, Djelic said that difficult talks on key issues, which refer to trade liberalisation of agricultural products, still await Serbia.

The Deputy Prime Minister, who has just returned from an official visit to Montenegro, said that there are a number of joint projects which Serbia and Montenegro can carry out in the interest of both countries.

He said he discussed infrastructure with Montenegrin officials, particularly the issue of the highway and said he was told that next March works will begin on the Podgorica-Kolasin highway, which will contribute to the joint project of the Podgorica-Belgrade highway.

Railway-related issues will also be discussed and the two countries are interested in reaching agreement on the Bar harbour because, economically, Serbia will need access to the sea, explained the Deputy Prime Minister.

According to Djelic, issues related to education remain to be further discussed.

All Montenegrin students are welcome to Serbia and they will have favourable terms for studying, just as students from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, however, Montenegrin students who declare themselves as Serbian nationals will have an additional advantage because they will be treated the same as Serbian citizens, he said.

As for Kosovo-Metohija, Djelic said that Montenegro is officially neutral on this issue and desires that a compromise solution be reached at the Security Council, whereas the opposition in Montenegro is nearly unanimous in supporting Serbia’s position regarding the preservation of its territorial integrity.