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Joint Serbia, Croatia participation in transport projects

Belgrade, 14 July 2009

Serbian Minister of Infrastructure Milutin Mrkonjic said today that the main subject of talks between Serbian and Croatian transport experts was Corridor 10, as well as various other issues related to the transport sector.

Zeljko Kupresak, left, and Milutin Mrkonjic

Speaking at a press conference, Mrkonjic said that agreement was reached that the two countries will jointly approach international and European institutions for support in order to carry out these projects.

Croatian Ambassador to Serbia Zeljko Kupresak and Mrkonjic signed the minutes of the two day talks between Serbian and Croatian experts held in Belgrade. Kupresak stressed that issues relating to road, air, water and rail transportation were successfully resolved.

He stressed that the talks focused on the European transport corridors passing through Serbia and Croatia, as well as ways to improve communications between the two countries.

State Secretary for air transport at the Serbian Ministry of Infrastructure Miodrag Miljkovic said that Serbian and Croatian delegations reached an agreement regarding road transport that a further 5,000 goods transport licenses will be issued by both sides by October 15 and that the final number of permits for this year should be determined at the next meeting of the joint committee.

He said that it was agreed that the Croatian side will examine Serbia’s demand for a further 15,000 licenses. The establishment of rail and road links at the Bogojevo-Erdut border crossing will be considered and in September or October this year bilateral negotiations concerning the drafting of a new agreement on border controls for railway traffic will begin.

Miljkovic said that regarding water transport it was agreed that the final text of the agreement between the two countries concerning inland navigation and waterway maintenance will be harmonised at the meeting to be held on August 26 in Croatia and that immediate action will be taken to resolve critical problems on parts of the Danube river, particularly the Apatin sector. He said it was agreed that Jat Airways will receive a temporary licence for flying into Dubrovnik as soon as it requests one.

Miljkovic explained that the Serbian and Croatian aviation authorities will be in charge of issuing temporary flying licences until a bilateral agreement on air traffic is signed.

The State Secretary said it was also agreed that a procedure for signing the air traffic agreement between the two countries should be initiated as soon as possible, recalling that both countries have ratified the Agreement on European Common Aviation Area.

Miljkovic noted that the agreement will enable both Serbian and Croatian companies to conduct business in line with EU standards.

The two delegations agreed to organise an expert meeting by July 24 in order to solve technical problems when it comes to landing at and taking off from Osijek Airport.

Director General of Croatian Civil Aviation Jure Saric said that so far there have been no announcements that Croatia Airways will organise flights to Serbian, but they, together with the Croatian aviation authorities, are ready to consider the issue as soon as any interest is shown.