The Head of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with Sweden opined that though Serbia and Sweden’s political and economic relations are at a high level, that there is still room for improvement. Dr Mijatovic said that Serbia enjoys excellent cooperation with the Swedish firms and companies already doing business in Serbia, but that there is still more room for Swedish companies on the Serbian market. He underlined the importance of parliamentary cooperation between the two countries, thanking Sweden for all its support.

The Swedish Ambassador agreed that the relations between the two countries are quite good, highlighting the importance of cooperation between Serbia and Sweden, particularly the exchange of bilateral contacts on all levels. Ambassador Asp said the exchange of experiences and improvement of bilateral relations is greatly important for Serbia now, at the time of the EU accession talks.

In the course of the meeting, the officials also exchanged experiences with the representatives of the Swedish Social Democratic Party on how to boost interparliamentary cooperation, especially at the level of parliamentary friendship groups. The officials discussed promoting cooperation in the spheres of education and innovation and exchanged views on the models of cooperation between the state and trade unions. The meeting was also attended by Goran Milic, representative of the Association of Autonomous Trade Unions of Vojvodina.

MPs Prof. Dr Vesna Besarovic, Prof. Dr Branko Djurovic, Milena Bicanin and Dr Ivan Bauer took part in the meeting as well.