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Germany turns Serbia's debt into assistance for projects of environmental protection and sustainable growth
Belgrade,
20 November 2007
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic said today that the German government is ready to turn Serbia's debt of €17 million into assistance for projects in the field of environmental protection and sustainable growth.
Wolfram Maas and Bozidar Djelic
Author:
Fonet
Djelic told the press after a meeting with German Ambassador to Serbia Wolfram Maas that that is a part of Serbia's debt to the Paris Club of Creditors and that Germany is the only country that has decided so far to renounce that debt and turn it into concrete assistance to Serbia.
He said that it has been proposed that €17 million be used by the end of the year for the cleaning of the Backi channel, recycling of electronic waste and other projects in the field of ecology, adding that these projects will be realised in cooperation with German partners.
The Serbian Deputy Prime Minister proposed that other countries Serbia is indebted to could also activate similar mechanisms.
If the field of energy is excluded, Germany is Serbia's major trading partner, and in the past 18 months it exceeded the quota of €1 billion in investments, which makes it one of our crucial EU partners, Djelic said.
He said that since 2001, Germany has assisted Serbia with €450 million, while for this year the sum of €66.8 million is planned.
We are grateful to German citizens for setting aside so much funds for Serbia, the Serbian Deputy Prime Minister said and announced that in the future, meetings with German donors will be held every three months so that the funds approved would be used in the best way possible.
The German Ambassador to Serbia said that Germany wants to invest in the projects which will make the life of Serbian citizens easier and contribute to the improvement of their living standards.
He said that it has been proposed that €17 million be used by the end of the year for the cleaning of the Backi channel, recycling of electronic waste and other projects in the field of ecology, adding that these projects will be realised in cooperation with German partners.
The Serbian Deputy Prime Minister proposed that other countries Serbia is indebted to could also activate similar mechanisms.
If the field of energy is excluded, Germany is Serbia's major trading partner, and in the past 18 months it exceeded the quota of €1 billion in investments, which makes it one of our crucial EU partners, Djelic said.
He said that since 2001, Germany has assisted Serbia with €450 million, while for this year the sum of €66.8 million is planned.
We are grateful to German citizens for setting aside so much funds for Serbia, the Serbian Deputy Prime Minister said and announced that in the future, meetings with German donors will be held every three months so that the funds approved would be used in the best way possible.
The German Ambassador to Serbia said that Germany wants to invest in the projects which will make the life of Serbian citizens easier and contribute to the improvement of their living standards.
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