Q:
A:
Mrkonjic, Lompar sign agreement on border controls for rail transport
Belgrade,
9 March 2009
Serbian Minister of Infrastructure Milutin Mrkonjic and Montenegrin Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunication Andrija Lompar today signed an agreement on border controls for rail transport.
Andrija Lompar, left, and Milutin Mrkonjic at today's press conference
The agreement also envisages that Montenegro will abolish ecological tax for Serbian vehicles.
The Serbian and Montenegrin police will have the right to enter the other country and check passengers’ documents during travelling, which will considerably speed up the transport of people and goods.
At a press conference held at the government building, Mrkonjic said that Serbia’s priorities in the following four years will be the construction of the Belgrade–Bar motorway and Corridor 10.
He announced that the government will earmark €600 million for the construction of the Belgrade–Pozega motorway section.
The Minister also announced that Serbian companies will participate in the privatisation of Montenegro’s Luka Bar.
Lompar said that this agreement is a continuation of satisfactory cooperation between Montenegro and Serbia when it comes to speeding up transport procedures at border crossings.
He explained that other organs, including the police and the customs office, also helped to synchronise the agreement, stressing that passengers from Serbia are welcome in Montenegro.
He affirmed that Montenegro will abolish the environmental tax for buses, trucks and cars entering from Serbia.
The tax will most likely be abolished before the next tourist season, added Lompar, reiterating that Montenegro is trying to simplify the procedure for tourists.
Serbian Assistant Minister for Railway Transport Dejan Lasica and Montenegrin Assistant Minister for Naval Transport and EU Integration Srdjan Vukcevic also attended the signing of the agreement.
The Serbian and Montenegrin police will have the right to enter the other country and check passengers’ documents during travelling, which will considerably speed up the transport of people and goods.
At a press conference held at the government building, Mrkonjic said that Serbia’s priorities in the following four years will be the construction of the Belgrade–Bar motorway and Corridor 10.
He announced that the government will earmark €600 million for the construction of the Belgrade–Pozega motorway section.
The Minister also announced that Serbian companies will participate in the privatisation of Montenegro’s Luka Bar.
Lompar said that this agreement is a continuation of satisfactory cooperation between Montenegro and Serbia when it comes to speeding up transport procedures at border crossings.
He explained that other organs, including the police and the customs office, also helped to synchronise the agreement, stressing that passengers from Serbia are welcome in Montenegro.
He affirmed that Montenegro will abolish the environmental tax for buses, trucks and cars entering from Serbia.
The tax will most likely be abolished before the next tourist season, added Lompar, reiterating that Montenegro is trying to simplify the procedure for tourists.
Serbian Assistant Minister for Railway Transport Dejan Lasica and Montenegrin Assistant Minister for Naval Transport and EU Integration Srdjan Vukcevic also attended the signing of the agreement.
-
Belgrade, 22 January 2025Egypt one of Serbia’s closest partners on international stage
-
Belgrade, 9 July 2024Support for 104 associations in diaspora that preserve Serbian language, culture
-
Belgrade, 15 April 2024Competition for StarTech grants open until 31 May
-
Belgrade, 2 October 2023Serbia respects Resolution 1244 and will do everything to preserve peace
-
Belgrade, 13 September 2023Day of Serbian Unity to be celebrated outside borders of Serbia, Republika Srpska for the first time
-
Belgrade, 8 August 2023RSD 24.2m in state aid paid out to citizens affected by storm
-
Belgrade, 17 June 2023Belgrade is doing everything to preserve peace in Kosovo and Metohija
-
Belgrade, 15 June 2023Slovenia will continue to support Serbia on its way to EU
-
Belgrade, 5 May 2023Emergency measures, tightening of conditions for possessing weapons
-
Belgrade, 3 May 2023Three days of mourning in Serbia over tragedy at Vladislav Ribnikar primary school