Economic cooperation between Italy and Serbia is strong and Italian companies will continue to invest in the Balkan country, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic said after a one-day visit to Milan. “The meetings we held in Milan on Monday prove that Milan and Lombardy play a key role in relations between Serbia and Italy. The two countries annually exchange €2 million in goods, and Italy recently invested €640 million into Serbia,” Djelic told news agency Tanjug, adding that the Lombardy region is responsible for one third of total trade exchange.
Djelic said that he reached agreement on three important issues in his meeting with the region of Lombardy president and Milan mayor, as well as with Serbian businessmen and Italian delegates who gathered at the Milan Chamber of Trade.
“We discussed further development of economic relations, keeping in mind that negotiations on six projects and investments from Lombardy are entering their final phase in various parts of Serbia, and they cover rubber industry, IT, textile industry and furniture. That is additional proof that the wave of Italian investments in our country continues,” Djelic said.
The second element of cooperation, according to Djelic, is supported by the fact that Serbia will soon apply as one of the countries participating in the project “Milan Expo 2015,” similar to one held in Shanghai this year. Djelic stressed that the focal points of the international exhibition are agriculture and energy efficiency, both very important for Serbia.
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