MINSK, 27 January (BelTA) - The Belarusian-Serbian intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation will resume its work in the first half of 2025, Serbian Government Minister Nenad Popović said on the air of the First News TV channel, BelTA learned.
The intergovernmental commission has not functioned since 2019. “It is very important that our presidents have given us the task to resume its work. We are fulfilling the instructions of our leaders and should hold an official meeting of the intergovernmental commission in the near future, before the middle of this year. Our political relations are excellent; the human relations between the two nations are excellent. But economic relations are lagging behind, and we must do our best to rejuvenate them. There are prerequisites and the foundation for this. There are also obstacles in the form of sanctions. But we must work harder and do everything possible to improve economic relations between Serbia and Belarus. There are relevant prerequisites and potential,” Nenad Popović said.
He also spoke about the areas to build up cooperation. “Trade turnover between our countries could be much larger, we need to increase it. The promising areas include new technologies, digitalization, and information technologies. Our and your programmers work brilliantly on the global market. There is an opportunity for cooperation between them. Moreover, products of machine tool manufacturing, that you are developing at a rapid pace, can be in really high demand in our country. Another area of cooperation is mechanical engineering. We are familiar with Minsk tractors, buses and electric buses. I learned about BELARUS tractors when I was a child. But, unfortunately, because of the obstacles created by the European Union, there are fewer of your tractors on the Serbian market nowadays. We will do our best to increase their presence in the future. The potential for cooperation in mechanical engineering is huge,” the minister emphasized.
He also spoke about the areas to build up cooperation. “Trade turnover between our countries could be much larger, we need to increase it. The promising areas include new technologies, digitalization, and information technologies. Our and your programmers work brilliantly on the global market. There is an opportunity for cooperation between them. Moreover, products of machine tool manufacturing, that you are developing at a rapid pace, can be in really high demand in our country. Another area of cooperation is mechanical engineering. We are familiar with Minsk tractors, buses and electric buses. I learned about BELARUS tractors when I was a child. But, unfortunately, because of the obstacles created by the European Union, there are fewer of your tractors on the Serbian market nowadays. We will do our best to increase their presence in the future. The potential for cooperation in mechanical engineering is huge,” the minister emphasized.
According to him, Belarusian dairy products are in great demand in Serbia. “There are not a lot of them, but everyone appreciates their high quality,” Nenad Popović stressed.
According to him, the countries need regular business trips to both countries and regular meetings of chambers of commerce and commodity exchanges. “As for supplies from Serbia, Belarus may be interested in Serbian seeds,” the minister added.
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